Official UK procurement notice
Marketing and Creative Services Framework
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to tender for appointment to a Marketing and Creative Services Framework.
The purpose of the framework is to establish access to reliable, flexible and efficient marketing and creative support as and when required. It will enable the North East MSA to commission services quickly while maintaining fair competition, transparent procurement and value for money.
The Authority is seeking to appoint up to four suppliers covering the full range of marketing and creative services.
The estimated total value is £250,000 excl. VAT across the framework term.
Suppliers may apply for one or more of the defined lots:
- Lot 1 - Design and Animation Services
- Lot 2 - Creative Campaign Development
CPV: Marketing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 7 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
Call-off contracts will be awarded by either Direct Award and/or Mini-Competition
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £250,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Design and Animation ServicesRenewalceiling above
To provide flexible, on-demand support to support the Authority's in-house design and content team.
Typical requirements:
- Graphic design for digital, print and social assets
- Layout and artwork production for reports, brochures, infographics and event materials
- 2D animation and motion graphics. e.g. explainer videos
- Creative development of brand visuals and iconography
- Preparation of accessible formats, e.g. ALT text, high-contrast versions, subtitles for animated content.
Suppliers must ensure all design and animation aligns with the Authority's brand guidelines and accessibility standards.
The maximum possible value of all lots is a total of £250,000 excl. VAT across the entire framework (including options to extend).
Lot #2Creative Campaign DevelopmentRenewalceiling above
To deliver end-to-end concept creation, campaign development and execution in collaboration with the Authority's in-house communications team.
Typical requirements:
- Creative concept generation, messaging and design treatments
- Campaign planning across multiple channels, e.g. digital, social, print, outdoor
- Copywriting and content creation
- Coordination with photographers, videographers and media buyers
- Reporting and evaluation of campaign impact.
Projects may include place-promotion campaigns, stakeholder engagement initiatives and major regional programme launches.
The maximum possible value of all lots is a total of £250,000 excl. VAT across the entire framework (including options to extend).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Marketing and Creative Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20261092- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058180- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b95cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published130 days ago19 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
- Clarification questions by105 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends97 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by62 days ago25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Jun 2026, 14:58 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender