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title: "Creative Design Services"
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# Creative Design Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e63c

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## Summary

The University of Ulster is seeking bidders for a contract titled "Creative Design Services," which falls under the services category within the broader classification of business services, including law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, and printing. The procurement process is currently in the active tender stage, having a submission deadline set for 1 November 2021. This contract is anticipated to generate a total contract value of £730,000 and will cover multiple projects across the University’s campuses located in Belfast, Coleraine, Magee, and Jordanstown, Northern Ireland. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, inviting a wide range of suppliers to participate.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in creative services, including graphic design, audio-visual production, digital asset creation, and web design. Companies with expertise in delivering cohesive branding solutions and engaging communication strategies would be well-suited to compete. The successful tenderer will work collaboratively with multiple departments within the University, ensuring ample scope for diverse projects that may vary in size and complexity over the contract's duration, which is expected to last up to two years with possible extensions.

## Notice

Creative Design Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University is seeking to establish a contract with a Tenderer to help support the delivery of on-brand communications that bring cohesion across the University's complex structure, clearly communicates its cores values and unique proposition, and successfully engages key internal and external stakeholders. This Creative Services contract is for multiple University projects during the life of the contract, which can vary in size and scope depending on business area and geographic location. The following will be required from the Tenderer. * Digital assets - including but not limited to - gifs, statics and carousels for social platforms, assets for digital screens, assets for projections screens and out of home media screens, custom QR codes. * Web design - including but not limited to - front end design that would be hosted on the university platform and systems. This could be for spin off funded projects or specific campaigns. * Audio-visual production - including but not limited to - filming media events with vox pops and piece to camera, drone work across our campuses, sales tools based on our locations and student testimonials, on location as well as self-filmed editing, documentaries on our legacy work, TV commercials including broadcast clearance. * Graphic design - including but not limited to - design of look and feel of campaigns, design of cover and spreads of documents such as prospectus, annual review, design of signage interior/exterior, design of window graphics, design of menus and promotional materials. * Artworking - including but not limited to - text amends, copy and image layout from existing templates, roll out of pages from an approved creative concept, typesetting and colour correction, minor amends to an existing piece of design. The successful Tenderer will be required to work across various departments and business areas within the university to deliver a comprehensive graphic design service, through all stages from initial concept (where required) to production-ready formats.

Options: It is anticipated the contract will be for two (2) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002621-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £730,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £730,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER |
| Locality | COLERAINE |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT52 1SA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Local authority | Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | East Londonderry |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WHITENOISE DESIGN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002621-2022
- 29 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024269-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ulster.ac.uk
- https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

## Provenance

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