Brand Fundamentals

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05fec2Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

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1

1 SME

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1

1 awarded

Published

22 May 2026

Description

We’re looking for a partner to review and evolve our brand fundamentals to support a cohesive and effective brand expression internally and externally to all audiences. Our external audiences include members – people who are saving with Nest through work; employers, who select to use Nest on behalf of their staff and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) like accountants and bookkeepers who support employers in setting up and / or running their workplace pensions. Our objective from this work is to come away with a new design language that’s made up of a suite of brand assets and guidance that demonstrates how we show up for our audiences in a warm, human and relatable way. As well as our visual assets, we would also like our partner to provide guidance on brand architecture and naming conventions.

Scope

Reference
TEN-2526-031(PA2023)
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible extension to 29 Mar 2030

a one year extensiion at the discretion of Nest

CPV classifications
79340000
Contract locations
London, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Experiencethree case studies (preferably in PowerPoint and no more than 4 slides each) that demonstrate your experience of developing a cohesive and effective brand expression that covers both internal and external audiencesquality40.00%
ApproachPlease outline your approach to delivering the requirements. This should include a clear description of your methodology. We’re really keen to understand how you would engage the core brand team working on this brief as well as the wider organisation as the outcome of this work will impact most of the businessquality30.00%
TeamPlease provide biographies of the core team who will manage the contract and ensure delivery of the Nest requirements as they arise. as well as key people who would work on the core brand expression requirement.quality15.00%
Social ValuePlease detail your understanding of social value and indicate whether you have a social value policy or programme in place. Please also give details of schemes currently in place within your organisation that positively impact the social, economic and environmental well-being of the areas in which you operate.quality5.00%
costproposed Feescost10.00%

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