Tender

Freelance Graphic Design - Closed Framework

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

17 Feb 2026 at 14:49

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Feb 2026 at 10:11

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Liverpool College is seeking to engage freelance graphic designers through a closed framework, inviting proposals to deliver high-quality visual content for the College's Director of Marketing. This tender, titled "Freelance Graphic Design - Closed Framework", falls under the industry category of graphic design services and is located in Liverpool, United Kingdom (region UKD72). The tender is currently in the active stage, with the submission deadline set for 5th March 2026, while enquiries can be made until 4th March 2026. The procurement process follows an open competition method, designed below the threshold, with a total estimated budget ranging from £25k to £30k, inclusive of VAT, over an initial contract period starting on 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2028, with possibilities for extensions to 2030. The selection will result in the top three ranked suppliers securing a position within the framework.

This procurement presents a valuable opportunity for freelance graphic designers, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), seeking to expand their portfolio and work with an educational institution. The contract's emphasis on creativity, innovative delivery, and the ability to meet deadlines makes it suitable for businesses offering bespoke and flexible design solutions. The framework arrangement, allowing for direct awards or mini-competitions, provides a stable yet competitive environment for successful bidders. With the primary evaluation focusing on quality, price, and added value, designers with a strong track record in producing impactful educational materials are well-positioned to benefit from this opportunity.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

Freelance Graphic Design - Closed Framework

Notice Description

The College is looking to engage freelance graphic designers to provide professional design expertise, flexibility and high-quality visual content for our Director of Marketing. The College is looking for freelancers with specialised skills that can bring fresh ideas and creative solutions to ensure the College stands out from the competition. The anticipated annual budget is expected to fall between PS25k & PS30k inc. vat - this is an estimate and not a guaranteed commitment. The top 3 x ranked suppliers will be awarded a place on the framework, these will be the highest scoring showing at the award stage. The option for creating a direct award or running a mini-competition between the top 3 x ranked suppliers is also included to secure best value. As part of the pricing schedule on Appendix B please can you provide a price for each of the designs detailed including 2 sets of amends and from this list submit no more than 3 examples (in total) from your portfolio with at least 1 for an education provider. This provision is to run from 01/04/2026-31/03/2028, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 years, upon mutual agreement. This opportunity is now live on the College's In-Tend portal. Interested bidders can register onto the portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for 2 x 1 years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064bf4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014379-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
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
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Feb 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
5 Mar 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
11 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE
Contact Name
Abby Leyden
Contact Email
payments@liv-coll.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L1 9DW
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Canning
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

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. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-064bf4-2026-02-17T14:49:45Z",
    "date": "2026-02-17T14:49:45Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-064bf4",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "planning": {
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "011671-2026",
                "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK3",
                "description": "Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011671-2026",
                "datePublished": "2026-02-10T10:11:04Z",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-UKPRN-10003955",
            "name": "The City of Liverpool College",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-UKPRN",
                "id": "10003955"
            },
            "additionalIdentifiers": [
                {
                    "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                    "id": "PZGX-5416-YRGY"
                }
            ],
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "The City of Liverpool College",
                "locality": "The Learning Exchange, Liverpool",
                "postalCode": "L1 9DW",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKD72"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "payments@liv-coll.ac.uk",
                "name": "Abby Leyden"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-UKPRN-10003955",
        "name": "The City of Liverpool College"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "T 2025-004",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "Freelance Graphic Design - Closed Framework",
        "description": "The College is looking to engage freelance graphic designers to provide professional design expertise, flexibility and high-quality visual content for our Director of Marketing. The College is looking for freelancers with specialised skills that can bring fresh ideas and creative solutions to ensure the College stands out from the competition. The anticipated annual budget is expected to fall between PS25k & PS30k inc. vat - this is an estimate and not a guaranteed commitment. The top 3 x ranked suppliers will be awarded a place on the framework, these will be the highest scoring showing at the award stage. The option for creating a direct award or running a mini-competition between the top 3 x ranked suppliers is also included to secure best value. As part of the pricing schedule on Appendix B please can you provide a price for each of the designs detailed including 2 sets of amends and from this list submit no more than 3 examples (in total) from your portfolio with at least 1 for an education provider. This provision is to run from 01/04/2026-31/03/2028, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 years, upon mutual agreement. This opportunity is now live on the College's In-Tend portal. Interested bidders can register onto the portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home",
        "status": "active",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "79822500",
                        "description": "Graphic design services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amountGross": 120000,
            "amount": 100000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - open competition",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "aboveThreshold": false,
        "techniques": {
            "hasFrameworkAgreement": true,
            "frameworkAgreement": {
                "type": "closed",
                "method": "withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition",
                "description": "The top 3 x ranked suppliers will be awarded a place on the framework, these will be the highest scoring showing at the award stage. The option for creating a direct award or running a mini-competition between the top 3 x ranked suppliers is also included to secure best value."
            }
        },
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home",
        "submissionTerms": {
            "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed"
        },
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-03-05T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "enquiryPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-03-04T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "status": "active",
                "value": {
                    "amountGross": 120000,
                    "amount": 100000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "suitability": {
                    "sme": true
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                    "endDate": "2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "Option to extend for 2 x 1 years"
                },
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "description": "Price -35% Quality - 50% Environmental, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability - 7% Added Value - 8%"
                }
            }
        ],
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2026-02-11T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "L-1",
                "documentType": "biddingDocuments",
                "url": "https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tcolc/aspx/Home"
            },
            {
                "id": "014379-2026",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK4",
                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014379-2026",
                "datePublished": "2026-02-17T14:49:45Z",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "language": "en"
}