Creative Production Studio Overflow
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.9m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
11 May 2026
Description
We're looking for creative services partners who will provide an overflow service to the existing Nest in-house creative studio over a four-year period. This is an extension of the existing internal creative services team providing execution for Nest communications, campaigns and brand activities.
Scope
- Reference
- TEN-256-027
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 29 Mar 2026 to 25 Feb 2030
- CPV classifications
- 72212300
- 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experience | Evidence of experience and team skills in support of the Lot requirements with biographies and previous client work | quality | 40.00% |
| quality | A key example of work you’ve done for another client with similar needs to Nest, which demonstrates the impact of the quality of work you do. | quality | 25.00% |
| Account Management | Your step-by-step workflow process with clients, and resource allocation. Is there a tried and tested approach from brief to delivery that you follow | quality | 15.00% |
| Social Value | Please 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 they operate. | quality | 5.00% |
| Price | daily and hourly rates | price | 15.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£960k
Award date
22 Apr 2026
Contract start
14 Jun 2026
Contract end
14 Jun 2030
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PowerPoint and Microsoft Office | £160k | complete |
| 2 | Content and design | £800k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 22 Apr 2026 · Contract period 14 Jun 2026 — 14 Jun 2030
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 23 Apr 2026 · Contract period 14 Jun 2026 — 14 Jun 2030
Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£960k
Awarded total
£1.9m
PowerPoint and Microsoft Office
Start
29 Mar 2026
End
25 Feb 2030
Estimated
£160k
CPV
Content and design
Start
29 Mar 2026
End
25 Feb 2030
Estimated
£800k
CPV
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