Creative Design Services

Concepts

• business services
• creative design services
• coleraine
• creative design services contract
• design consultancy
• graphic design
• front end design
• web design
• existing piece of design
• creative services contract

Location

Northern Ireland: Belfast, Coleraine, Magee and Jordanstown campuses

Description

The University is seeking to establish a contract with a Contractor to help support the delivery of on-brand communications that bring cohesion across the University’s complex structure, clearly communicates its cores values and unique proposition, and successfully engages key internal and external stakeholders. This Creative Design Services contract is for multiple University projects, which can vary in size and scope depending on business area and geographic location. Design and content production for print and digital outputs as well as campaign planning, management and evaluation will be required from the Contractor.

Total Quantity or Scope

The University is seeking to establish a contract with a Tenderer to help support the delivery of on-brand communications that bring cohesion across the University’s complex structure, clearly communicates its cores values and unique proposition, and successfully engages key internal and external stakeholders. This Creative Services contract is for multiple University projects during the life of the contract, which can vary in size and scope depending on business area and geographic location. The following will be required from the Tenderer. • Digital assets – including but not limited to - gifs, statics and carousels for social platforms, assets for digital screens, assets for projections screens and out of home media screens, custom QR codes. • Web design – including but not limited to – front end design that would be hosted on the university platform and systems. This could be for spin off funded projects or specific campaigns. • Audio-visual production - including but not limited to – filming media events with vox pops and piece to camera, drone work across our campuses, sales tools based on our locations and student testimonials, on location as well as self-filmed editing, documentaries on our legacy work, TV commercials including broadcast clearance. • Graphic design – including but not limited to – design of look and feel of campaigns, design of cover and spreads of documents such as prospectus, annual review, design of signage interior/exterior, design of window graphics, design of menus and promotional materials. • Artworking – including but not limited to – text amends, copy and image layout from existing templates, roll out of pages from an approved creative concept, typesetting and colour correction, minor amends to an existing piece of design. The successful Tenderer will be required to work across various departments and business areas within the university to deliver a comprehensive graphic design service, through all stages from initial concept (where required) to production-ready formats. Additional information: The anticipated spend on this contract is noted in II.2.6; however, the University cannot give any guarantee as to the future value or volume of business awarded through this contract. The University reserves the right to modify this contract, under Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, in events of higher or lower spend necessitated by unexpected occurrences.

Renewal Options

It is anticipated the contract will be for two (2) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

CPV Codes

• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79415200 - Design consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

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