--- title: "Call-Off Design and Creative Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY" published: "2017-03-02" --- # Call-Off Design and Creative Services Buyer: WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b8807eea-754c-413b-a4d7-e850146ccbb1.json) ## Summary The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) has initiated a tender for "Call-Off Design and Creative Services", primarily in the advertising and marketing services sector. This contract is due to commence on 25 November 2016 and is expected to run for one year, with the possibility of extending it for an additional year, thereby lasting a maximum of two years. The tender period concluded on 8 November 2016, and the project will be managed from their offices in Birmingham and London, UK. The awarded contract amounts to £50,000 and aims to produce innovative content while ensuring engaging outputs that are accessible to stakeholders. This procurement presents valuable opportunities for companies specialising in design and digital content creation, particularly those capable of delivering infographics, interactive documents, and video content. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the creative sector, especially those with experience in developing templates for digital media and engaging publications, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The chance to work on a project requiring ongoing creative support and the potential for long-term collaboration may further facilitate business growth in this competitive industry. ## Notice The Contract shall operate on the basis of a call off with the Supplier being given project work as directed by the Ofwat project manager. Unless specified in this document both parties shall agree the deadline for completion of each project. Clause 3.1 specifies the initial project that the Supplier will be allocated to. Any Contract awarded shall run from its Commencement Date which is anticipated to be mid November 2016 for one year with the option to extend up to 12 months. The Maximum Contract duration will be two years. Ofwat requires support to help produce innovative content using new and up-to-date approaches to design and creative work. Ofwat publishes a number of key publications each year to a challenging timetable. Our documents need to be engaging and in a format that is clear and accessible to our stakeholders, while retaining the necessary level of technical detail. All our in-house design work is created on Surface Pro 3 (PC platform). The Supplier may be required but not limited to support and delivery of: * Infographics; * designed documents; * interactive pdfs; * videos; and * Prezis Examples of the style of photographs and approach to design Ofwat currently uses can be found at www.ofwat.gov.uk. Examples of designed documents (such as our annual report (see pages 9-14), 'The costs and benefits of introducing competition to residential customers in England' and 'Summary of findings') can be found on our website. Our corporate visual identity guide outlines our visual style and approach to photography. The Supplier will need to ensure work can be delivered securely as unpublished data is official and sometimes commercially sensitive. Any work that is produced on Ofwat's behalf will be Crown Copyright. We will require the editable original files in a format we can edit to adapt and reuse as we see fit. In order to achieve the overall objectives, the Customer expects the Supplier to use their expertise to carry out the following key tasks: * Review our approach to design for our digital content and offer advice and guidance on how we can improve. * Create design content that can be used on multiple digital media channels. * Create templates can be used and edited by Ofwat. * Deliver skills and knowledge transfer to Ofwat in-house Communications team. In addition, the Supplier is required to provide resilience for our small team at key points in the year. Additional information: Please note that this is a call-off contract so it is difficult to quantify exact spend. Contract award and start date cannot be the same date in the Award section. Contract was dated 25/11/2016. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/322311cb-cd68-4206-9712-41804a82756b | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 8 Nov 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Nov 2016 | | Contract period | 25 Nov 2016 - 24 Nov 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £50,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B5 4UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | GEORGE & DRAGON LONDON LLP (NELSON BOSTOCK GROUP | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services ## Release History - 2 Mar 2017 at 14:01 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/322311cb-cd68-4206-9712-41804a82756b - 3 Jan 2017 at 13:02 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/322311cb-cd68-4206-9712-41804a82756b - 3 Jan 2017 at 12:59 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/322311cb-cd68-4206-9712-41804a82756b - 8 Dec 2016 at 20:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/322311cb-cd68-4206-9712-41804a82756b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/322311cb-cd68-4206-9712-41804a82756b 2nd March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7a74df33-69ad-4241-9a4f-6db243e5cca8 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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