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Design and Creative Services

London Borough of Barnet

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Sep 2026 at 09:34

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

29 Apr 2026 at 11:03

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

07 Jan 2026 at 14:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Barnet commissioned design and creative services for its integrated communications campaigns and day-to-day communications requirements. The work covers creative development, graphic design, artwork, production management, brand management and digital content support, with the aim of maintaining consistent, high-quality communications across the council’s services and stakeholder audiences. This is a public-sector communications and design services requirement, including design consultancy, graphic design and design support. Delivery is for the London Borough of Barnet in London. The requirement was structured as one lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The selected supplier is Good Impressions, a London-based SME.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure. The contract was awarded to Good Impressions on 11 September 2026 for £640,000 excluding VAT (£768,000 including VAT). The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with a possible renewal extending to 30 September 2030, subject to budget and performance. The planned signature date is 29 September 2026. Enquiries closed on 19 May 2026, bids were due by 3 June 2026, and the award period ended on 16 July 2026. There was one lot. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 55%, price at 40% and social value at 5%. The process received 29 bids, including 26 at the final stage, of which 15 were from SMEs.

This award shows sustained demand from Barnet for an integrated creative partner able to support both campaign work and routine council communications. A credible future competitor would need broad in-house or managed capability across creative development, graphic design, artwork, production management, brand governance and digital content, rather than a narrow design specialism. The evaluation places greatest importance on technical quality, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate a clear delivery method, strong quality control and the ability to maintain consistent communications across multiple council services and stakeholder audiences. Price remains a substantial part of the assessment, while a defined social-value offer also matters. The competition attracted substantial interest and included many SMEs, indicating that the requirement can suit a capable specialist or compact multidisciplinary agency with sufficient capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design and Creative Services

Notice Description

The contract covers the provision of Design and Creative Services to support the London Borough of Barnet's integrated communications campaigns and day-to-day communications requirements. Services include creative development, graphic design, artwork, production management, brand management, and digital content support, ensuring consistent, high-quality communications across the Council's services and stakeholder audiences.

Planning Information

Supplier Engagement Event • Date: 22/01/26 • Time: 14:00hrs - 15:00hrs • Platform: MS Teams Supplier Registration and Participation Interested suppliers should confirm their participation in the Supplier Engagement via email to: procurement@barnet.gov.uk Please ensure email subject states: PME Creative & Design Services by 15:00hrs 20 of January 2025. To participate in this Pre-Market Engagement, suppliers are required to register on Barnet's procurement portal https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/ Registration on the Central Digital Platform is not required at this stage for market engagement; however, it will be necessary afterwards to be able to review a tender or submit a bid.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06010e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087581-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79415200 - Design consultancy services

79822500 - Graphic design services

79933000 - Design support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£640,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£640,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£640,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Barnet
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW9 4EW
Postcode Area
North West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI71 Barnet
Delivery Location
TLI71 Barnet
Local Authority
Barnet
Electoral Ward
Colindale North
Westminster Constituency
Hendon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Good Impressions Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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