Tender

Provision of Nest Creative Services Overflow Studio Framework

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TenderCancellation

14 Jul 2025 at 08:15

Tender

23 May 2025 at 14:23

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Provision of Nest Creative Services Overflow Studio Framework" was led by Nest Corporation, a sub-central government public authority based in London, United Kingdom. The procurement aimed to engage creative partners in advertising and marketing services under an open procedure. Initially published on 23rd May 2025, it sought to create a framework agreement with a maximum of five participants. Key dates included the enquiry period ending on 6th June 2025, the tender submission deadline on 4th July 2025, and the award period concluding on 19th September 2025. However, due to changes in project requirements, this process was eventually terminated and marked as complete on 14th July 2025, with the final award status confirmed as cancelled on 9th July 2025.

This tender provided significant business opportunities, especially for businesses adept in creative services such as advertising, video production, photography, design, and content creation. Companies that excel in providing strategic and aesthetically appealing brand solutions and demonstrate strong collaboration and advisory skills would find this procurement route particularly suitable. With a contract value of up to £960,000, this framework offered substantial prospects for growth for both SMEs and larger firms looking to enhance their portfolios by partnering with a recognised brand like Nest. Despite the cancellation, firms preparing for similar future opportunities can benefit from understanding the importance of adaptability to client requirements and the dynamic nature of procurement processes.

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Notice Title

Provision of Nest Creative Services Overflow Studio Framework

Notice Description

We want to establish Nest as a pension brand in the minds of our members and the working population likely to have a Nest pension at some point during their working lives. To do this, we recognise that the role of our brand in our communications will become more important than ever. We've already appointed a strategic brand partner and a production partner to help deliver brand distinctive assets and a brand campaign. We're now looking to build up brand collateral in tools and templates and output delivered in partnership with our in-house creative team.

Lot Information

Creative overflow studio for PowerPoint services

We're looking for a specialist PowerPoint partner who will act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide our template creation, usage, storytelling, basic desktop publishing and ultimately designing our presentations and decks for success. We see this as the brand glue within our organisation that helps us present who we are both internally and externally.

Creative overflow studio for Photography services

We're looking for a photographic production service that can do more than just take stock photography of our members, or business to business customers, events and our staff. We want a service which can embody our purpose - providing financial wellbeing for all - by thinking about how we portray our members authentically, conveying a strong emotional connection. We want you to act as our co-creators and collaborators helping and supporting us

Creative overflow studio for video services

We're looking for a video production service that can do more than just your run of the mill corporate interview style video. We want a service which can embody our purpose - providing financial wellbeing for all - by thinking about how we capture strong emotional connections to our brand creating a video style that adapts for interviews, vox pops, member and business stories. We want you to act as our co-creators and collaborators helping and supporting us.

Creative overflow studio for design services

We're looking for specialist design partner who will act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide our template creation in tools like Creative suite and Canva and support us in setting up occasional prototyping layouts in Figma

Creative overflow studio for content services

We're looking for a specialist content partner that can act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide the development and execution of our brand voice and tones of voice by customer journey, segment and channel.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0523b5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039464-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£960,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
1
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

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