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title: "National Galleries Scotland Brand - Creative Tender"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# National Galleries Scotland Brand - Creative Tender

Buyer: NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000554795

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## Summary

The National Galleries of Scotland is conducting a procurement process for a strategic creative partner to develop a new brand identity, titled "National Galleries Scotland Brand - Creative Tender." This initiative falls within the recreation, culture, and religion industry category, with the primary location being Edinburgh, UK. Currently, the procurement is at the Award stage, having been completed following the tender phase, which received a total of three bids, all from SMEs. The contract duration is set for 18 months, with options for extension. Key dates include the tender submission deadline on 25 September 2018 and the contract signing on 20 March 2019.

This tender presents excellent opportunities for creative agencies and marketing firms keen to leverage their expertise in brand development. Companies that specialise in visual identity, logo design, and audience engagement strategies would be particularly well-positioned to compete. The National Galleries are looking for innovative partners that can demonstrate a track record of enhancing public awareness and engaging diverse communities, making this contract a valuable opportunity for businesses aiming to expand their market presence in the arts and culture sector.

## Notice

The National Galleries of Scotland is looking for a strategic creative partner to help it reposition its work and develop a new 'brand world'. This will support a key organisational aim to reach and engage more audiences and diverse groups. The outputs will include a new visual identity including refreshed logo(s), fonts, colours, illustrative and photography styles and tone of voice across all elements of the brand. The new refreshed NGS Strategy gives us strong possibilities to innovate, and we are looking forward to working with a creative partner who will challenge and stimulate us in order to help us achieve our strategic aims. These are: Increased participation: involve and co-create; Greater impact: stand out as the best; Investment: be more self sufficient. Our cultural change also means becoming more audience focused, insight-guided, more outcome-orientated, more cross-disciplinary (internally and with partners), more innovative and interactive and more personalised.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Galleries of Scotland is looking for a strategic creative partner to help it reposition its work and develop a new 'brand world'. This will support a key organisational aim to reach and engage more audiences and diverse groups. The outputs will include a new visual identity including refreshed logo(s), fonts, colours, illustrative and photography styles and tone of voice across all elements of the brand. The new refreshed NGS Strategy gives us strong possibilities to innovate, and we are looking forward to working with a creative partner who will challenge and stimulate us in order to help us achieve our strategic aims. These are: Increased participation: involve and co-create; Greater impact: stand out as the best; Investment: be more self sufficient. Our cultural change also means becoming more audience focused, insight-guided, more outcome-orientated, more cross-disciplinary (internally and with partners), more innovative and interactive and more personalised. The objectives of this procurement for the National Galleries are to obtain best value for money, comply with European Legislation and arrive at a way of working that is beneficial and transparent for the National Galleries and Service provider alike. This procurement will be conducted through the use of the Restricted Procedure. The ESPD will be used as a downsizing tool in this procedure. It is the National Galleries intention to shortlist to a maximum of 6 Service Providers but the National Galleries Reserves the right to invite in excess of this number of Service Providers in the event of a tie. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The objective criteria for shortlisting candidates in detailed under section III of this Contract Notice. Full tender documentation will only be released at stage 2 of this procedure.. The contract will run for a period of 18 months with the option to extend by a variable period not exceeding 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354635 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 May 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH4 3DS |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | D8 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79342000 - Marketing services

## Release History

- 20 May 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354635
- 24 Aug 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG329231

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG329231
  National Galleries Scotland Brand - Creative Tender - The National Galleries of Scotland is looking for a strategic creative partner to help it reposition its work and develop a new 'brand world'. This will support a key organisational aim to reach and engage more audiences and diverse groups. The outputs will include a new visual identity including refreshed logo(s), fonts, colours, illustrative and photography styles and tone of voice across all elements of the brand. The new refreshed NGS Strategy gives us strong possibilities to innovate, and we are looking forward to working with a creative partner who will challenge and stimulate us in order to help us achieve our strategic aims. These are: Increased participation: involve and co-create; Greater impact: stand out as the best; Investment: be more self sufficient. Our cultural change also means becoming more audience focused, insight-guided, more outcome-orientated, more cross-disciplinary (internally and with partners), more innovative and interactive and more personalised.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354635
  National Galleries Scotland Brand - Creative Tender - The National Galleries of Scotland is looking for a strategic creative partner to help it reposition its work and develop a new 'brand world'. This will support a key organisational aim to reach and engage more audiences and diverse groups. The outputs will include a new visual identity including refreshed logo(s), fonts, colours, illustrative and photography styles and tone of voice across all elements of the brand. The new refreshed NGS Strategy gives us strong possibilities to innovate, and we are looking forward to working with a creative partner who will challenge and stimulate us in order to help us achieve our strategic aims. These are: Increased participation: involve and co-create; Greater impact: stand out as the best; Investment: be more self sufficient. Our cultural change also means becoming more audience focused, insight-guided, more outcome-orientated, more cross-disciplinary (internally and with partners), more innovative and interactive and more personalised.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nationalgalleries.org
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000554795

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