Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Nest Creative Services Overflow Studio Framework
Authority: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe want to establish Nest as a pension brand in the minds of our members and the working population likely to have a Nest pension at some point during their working lives.
To do this, we recognise that the role of our brand in our communications will become more important than ever.
We’ve already appointed a strategic brand partner and a production partner to help deliver brand distinctive assets and a brand campaign. We’re now looking to build up brand collateral in tools and templates and output delivered in partnership with our in-house creative team.
- No preliminary market engagement: not required as Nest is very aware of the market cosequently there was no need to develop its requirements
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 5 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
prices by quoted rate cards
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £192,000: 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 #1Creative overflow studio for PowerPoint servicesAwardedceiling above
We’re looking for a specialist PowerPoint partner who will act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide our template creation, usage, storytelling, basic desktop publishing and ultimately designing our presentations and decks for success. We see this as the brand glue within our organisation that helps us present who we are both internally and externally.
Lot #2Creative overflow studio for Photography servicesAwardedceiling above
We’re looking for a photographic production service that can do more than just take stock photography of our members, or business to business customers, events and our staff. We want a service which can embody our purpose - providing financial wellbeing for all - by thinking about how we portray our members authentically, conveying a strong emotional connection. We want you to act as our co-creators and collaborators helping and supporting us
Lot #3Creative overflow studio for video servicesAwardedceiling above
We’re looking for a video production service that can do more than just your run of the mill corporate interview style video. We want a service which can embody our purpose - providing financial wellbeing for all - by thinking about how we capture strong emotional connections to our brand creating a video style that adapts for interviews, vox pops, member and business stories. We want you to act as our co-creators and collaborators helping and supporting us.
Lot #4Creative overflow studio for design servicesAwardedceiling above
We’re looking for specialist design partner who will act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide our template creation in tools like Creative suite and Canva and support us in setting up occasional prototyping layouts in Figma
Lot #5Creative overflow studio for content servicesAwardedceiling above
We’re looking for a specialist content partner that can act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide the development and execution of our brand voice and tones of voice by customer journey, segment and channel.
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 sub-criteria (6)
- meeting quality: 20%
- Quality of work: 20%
- account management: 10%
- resource management: 15%
- video: 20%
- rate cards: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- meeting quality: Demonstrating how you could meet the criteria set out under each lot.
- Quality of work
- account management
- resource management
- video
- rate cards
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Nest Creative Services Overflow Studio Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
TEN-2526-002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026711- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0523b5Find a Tender
- Risks
nest is continuing to grow its Brand and advertising and our creative services needs could exceed the current estimated budget
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published23 May 2025, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award decision expected by19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Tender notice published23 May 2025, 15:23 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 9 Jul 2025 | CancelledThe project requirements changed |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender