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title: "(NU/1589-77) VOICE Brand Identity"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037622"
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# (NU/1589-77) VOICE Brand Identity

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037622

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process for the project titled "(NU/1589-77) VOICE Brand Identity" has been completed by Newcastle University. This procurement falls under the "Business services" industry category, with a focus on brand identity services. The procurement method used was a Restricted procedure, and the University has awarded the contract to Newcastle University. The contract was signed on 11th October 2022, with a total contract value of £10,960.

This tender for brand identity services by Newcastle University presents business growth opportunities for companies specialized in marketing consultancy, software development, and design services. Businesses with expertise in brand strategy, graphic design, and social media management would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The University's focus on enhancing its brand presence through new visual elements and comprehensive strategies opens avenues for businesses to showcase their creativity and experience in this competitive market.

## Notice

The VOICE community is facilitated by an online digital platform where members register and are informed of opportunities where they are asked to express their interest in taking part in projects to provide feedback and insights. These opportunities could be working with our corporate clients looking for input into co-design of specific services or products, or with university research teams looking for insights for their research. We have identified the following work packages for this tender:Brand Identity: - A new VOICE logo potentially - sensitive to the profile, recognition and reputation of the existing logo - Consideration of sub brands e.g. VOICE X - potential requirement for sub brand logos - Refreshed brand colour palette and aesthetics - The creation of VOICE brand guidelines - Slide deck template design - Style elements, intro & outro to VOICE video content - 4 x VOICE banners of varying design to suit a range of audiences - Graphic design elements where required A Comprehensive Brand Strategy: A review and development of messaging to help us maximise impact in the following areas: - The development of a VOICE strapline - Creation of a VOICE mission statement and values - A review of how we communicate VOICE to our 3 core audiences/groups o Public - messaging to include the valuing of experience and insights and how VOICE can empower the public to influence the future by shaping research and innovation o Researchers - messaging to be primarily health and social care research focused; how VOICE can benefit and support researchers' citizen engagement and involvement programmes o Businesses - messaging to be NICA offer / national and international healthy longevity focused - How best to incorporate brand messaging into the front-end platform design for maximum impact Social Media Brand Strategy: - Design content, style and approaches including headers for each social media platform - Designed social media cards across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn for a range of purposes - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram market and competitor analysis: o What the benefits of each are to us - taking into consideration our different audiences o What the differences in approach are o Advise practical ways for how we can best utilise each - for example frequency, content and style of posts etcOutputs: - A well designed and comprehensive brand identity and strategy - VOICE brand guidelines - Branded templates for VOICE slide decks and other presentation requirements - Designed social media cards across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn for a range of purposes - Strapline for VOICE - A mission statement and values for VOICE - All design assets

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a further competition to framework title: (NU/1589) Newcastle University Marketing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) The VOICE community is facilitated by an online digital platform where members register and are informed of opportunities where they are asked to express their interest in taking part in projects to provide feedback and insights. These opportunities could be working with our corporate clients looking for input into co-design of specific services or products, or with university research teams looking for insights for their research. We have identified the following work packages for this tender:Brand Identity: - A new VOICE logo potentially - sensitive to the profile, recognition and reputation of the existing logo - Consideration of sub brands e.g. VOICE X - potential requirement for sub brand logos - Refreshed brand colour palette and aesthetics - The creation of VOICE brand guidelines - Slide deck template design - Style elements, intro & outro to VOICE video content - 4 x VOICE banners of varying design to suit a range of audiences - Graphic design elements where required A Comprehensive Brand Strategy: A review and development of messaging to help us maximise impact in the following areas: - The development of a VOICE strapline - Creation of a VOICE mission statement and values - A review of how we communicate VOICE to our 3 core audiences/groups o Public - messaging to include the valuing of experience and insights and how VOICE can empower the public to influence the future by shaping research and innovation o Researchers - messaging to be primarily health and social care research focused; how VOICE can benefit and support researchers' citizen engagement and involvement programmes o Businesses - messaging to be NICA offer / national and international healthy longevity focused - How best to incorporate brand messaging into the front-end platform design for maximum impact Social Media Brand Strategy: - Design content, style and approaches including headers for each social media platform - Designed social media cards across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn for a range of purposes - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram market and competitor analysis: o What the benefits of each are to us - taking into consideration our different audiences o What the differences in approach are o Advise practical ways for how we can best utilise each - for example frequency, content and style of posts etcOutputs: - A well designed and comprehensive brand identity and strategy - VOICE brand guidelines - Branded templates for VOICE slide decks and other presentation requirements - Designed social media cards across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn for a range of purposes - Strapline for VOICE - A mission statement and values for VOICE - All design assets

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029109-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,960 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
- 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
- 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2022 at 08:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029109-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:318079-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk

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