Notice Information
Notice Title
QUB/2743/25 Graphic Design Services
Notice Description
The University wishes to appoint an agency for the provision of Graphic design services to provide operational support to the Queen's Global creative design team, and Faculty student recruitment hubs delivering creative design solutions aimed at a wide range of audiences including prospective and current students, staff and industry partners, for use across multiple platforms.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University wishes to appoint an agency for the provision of Graphic design services to provide operational support to the Queen's Global creative design team, and Faculty student recruitment hubs delivering creative design solutions aimed at a wide range of audiences including prospective and current students, staff and industry partners, for use across multiple platforms.Design requirements will include, but are not limited to:* Powerpoint and presentations - the supplier must demonstrate experience with PowerPoint for professional presentations, and integrating university brand principles into design* Ability to create high-resolution, print-ready files for - Business cards , postcards (A5), and booklets (210mm square, A4, A5)* Posters & pop-up banners (pull-up banners, outdoor vinyl designs).* Event menus, programs, and exhibition signage* Social Media & Web Ads - including but not limited to Google display, ability to create carousel posts, static posts for platforms including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X to a high standard * Experience designing high quality campaign outputs for OOH media
Options: The contract is for an initial period of 1 year with options to extend by up to a further 48 months
Renewal: The renewal may be commence in 54 months if all extension options are exercised
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e1cb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034673-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79822500 - Graphic design services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 54 months (if applicable)
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- j.glackin@qub.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2890973026
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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