---
title: "DN Colleges Group - ITT for the Provision of Brand Strategy and Rebranding Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "DN Colleges Group"
published: "2026-09-15"
---

# DN Colleges Group - ITT for the Provision of Brand Strategy and Rebranding Services

Buyer: DN Colleges Group  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd.json)

## Summary

DN Colleges Group, a public education organisation based in Doncaster, is procuring specialist brand strategy and rebranding services for the whole Group. The commission covers research and stakeholder engagement, brand strategy and architecture, development of a visual and verbal identity, brand guidelines, templates and other brand assets, and planning for implementation and rollout. It also includes student engagement, training and handover to the Group’s internal teams. The appointed supplier will work collaboratively with DN Colleges Group and alongside a separately commissioned website development project. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement is for marketing, design and brand consultancy services, including graphic design and marketing management.

The procurement reached tender: DN Colleges Group invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Suppliers could submit enquiries until 23 September 2026 at 12:00 and bids were due by 29 September 2026 at 12:00. Electronic submission was allowed through the buyer’s specified supplier portal. The contract is scheduled to run from 26 October 2026 to 30 April 2027. Its estimated value is £60,000 excluding VAT, or £72,000 including VAT. There is one lot. The award decision is weighted 70% to technical quality requirements and 30% to price. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This opportunity suits a brand consultancy or integrated creative agency able to lead a full organisational rebrand from research through to implementation. Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate stakeholder research and engagement, brand strategy, brand architecture, and the creation of coherent visual and verbal identities. The work also calls for practical brand guidelines, adaptable templates and production-ready assets, together with implementation and rollout planning. Suppliers should be able to involve students appropriately, collaborate with a further website development team, and support training and knowledge transfer to internal staff. It is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, including specialist teams with the creative, strategic and engagement capability to deliver across an education group.

## Notice

DN Colleges Group is seeking to appoint a specialist to deliver a comprehensive brand strategy and rebranding commission across the Group. The requirement includes research and stakeholder engagement, brand strategy and architecture, visual and verbal identity development, brand guidelines, templates and assets, implementation and rollout planning, student engagement, and training/handover to the Group's internal teams. The successful supplier will be expected to work collaboratively with DN Colleges Group and alongside the separately commissioned website development project. Full requirements, mandatory criteria, evaluation methodology and pricing instructions are set out within the tender documentation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087247-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DN Colleges Group |
| Locality | DONCASTER |
| Postcode area | Doncaster |
| Postcode | DN1 2RF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE35 Doncaster |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Doncaster Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 79822500 - Graphic design services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 12:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087247-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087247-2026
  15th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://suppliers.multiquote.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fd.json.