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Brand and production

JISC

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

17 Jul 2026 at 09:02

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

23 Feb 2026 at 19:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 Sep 2025 at 10:44

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Jisc sought external creative and production services for its marketing and communications work through an internal framework. The requirement covered three service areas delivered across the United Kingdom: brand graphic design, brand film production, and brand illustration and animation. Graphic design included campaign assets, digital and printed materials, event collateral and enduring brand content across channels. Film production covered brand films, talking-head content, documentaries and social media campaigns, including concept development, storyboarding, filming, editing and production management. Illustration and animation covered development of an illustration style for Jisc’s master and endorsed brands, bespoke illustrations, and animation created with or by third parties. The framework was intended to support work that Jisc could not deliver wholly in-house.

Jisc invited offers through an open procedure, reaching the tender stage, but the procurement was subsequently cancelled. The tender submission deadline was 23 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC, with the award decision scheduled for 20 April 2026. Each of the three lots had a two-year contract period from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028, with one optional one-year extension to 30 April 2030. Each lot was valued at £300,000 gross. Technical quality carried 70% of the evaluation and pricing 30%. The framework was designed for up to five suppliers per lot, with a maximum of 15 participants overall, and could award work with or without reopening competition. Jisc cancelled it on 9 July 2026 because a revised exercise was needed to align more closely with operational requirements.

This opportunity suited creative agencies and specialist production suppliers able to work collaboratively within a multi-supplier framework and manage constructive relationships with other providers. Graphic design suppliers needed to produce professional, creative and consistent brand communications for both print and digital channels while following Jisc brand guidelines. Film specialists needed end-to-end capability from creative concepts and storyboarding through filming, editing and production management, with experience across brand, documentary, talking-head and social content. Illustration and animation suppliers needed to develop and apply coherent illustration styles across master and endorsed brands, produce bespoke artwork and coordinate animation with third parties where required. The requirement was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Brand and production

Notice Description

Jisc is looking to establish an internal framework, which will service the requirements of Jisc that cannot be wholly delivered in-house. Jisc's marketing and communications directorate operates a virtual agency model, where creative, brand and production requirements are outsourced to external individuals and/or agencies. There is a requirement for a broad range of disciplines that can support the marketing and communications teams, and other areas within Jisc. We are looking for agencies who are collaborative, easy and open to work with, and are excellent at managing healthy relationships with other suppliers. We believe that where appropriate, using multiple suppliers on a single project and utilising their individual strengths can bring out a much richer, more interesting and successful output. Interested parties must firstly be registered with the portal; if the registration has elapsed or is not accessible to the bidder, only the platform provider has access to supplier registrations. Registration to the portal nor 'accessing' the procurement/ online tender opportunity is not considered as an expression of interest or submission to any specific procurement process - a clear response must be made in line with the requirements of the ITT suite.

Lot Information

Brand graphic design

We're looking for a graphic design supplier who can help us bring clarity, consistency, and creativity to our brand communications. This includes campaign assets, digital and print materials, event collateral, and enduring brand content that can be used across multiple channels. The supplier must be able to design and produce collateral across a broad range of disciplines, for both print and online media. We require a high quality, professional output with a creative and fresh approach, but which respects and operates within the Jisc brand(s) guidelines.

Renewal: 2 year contract term with 1 x 1 year extension options

Brand film production

We're looking for a film production company who can help us bring clarity, consistency, and creativity to our brand communications. This includes brand films, talking heads, documentaries and social media campaigns that can be used across multiple channels. The supplier must be able to provide creative concepts, storyboarding, filming, editing and overall production management. We require a high quality, professional output with a creative and fresh approach, but which respects and operates within the Jisc brand(s) guidelines.

Renewal: 2 year contract term with 1 x 1 year extension options

Brand illustration and animation

We are looking for a supplier who can help us bring clarity, consistency, and creativity to our brand communications through illustration and animation. This includes the creation of an illustration style for the Jisc master brand, bespoke illustration based on this style, creation of illustrations for Jisc's endorsed brands and creating or working with third parties to create animation with illustration that can be used across multiple channels.

Renewal: 2 year contract term with 1 x 1 year extension options

Planning Information

Jisc invites interested agencies to submit an expression of interest via procurement@jisc.ac.uk using the header line: FAO Proc3017 Brand and Production - Expression of Interest Please include a brief description of the service you provide and a link to your website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059857
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067505-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, 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

79822500 - Graphic design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
JISC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6NB
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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