Published date: 26 May 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 March 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £70,000

Procurement reference

SMC-GD-4 01/22

Published date

26 May 2022

Closing date

29 March 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

12 April 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Parliament.
As part of its remit, the Commission undertakes an annual State of the Nation report. This report is part of the Commission's statutory duty to monitor UK-wide progress on social mobility each year.
The SMC was looking for a supplier who could fulfil the following invitation to tender:

Aims

1. Produce a user-friendly, visually appealing State of the Nation report within a tight turnaround period.
2. Ensure government accessibility standards are met.
3. Produce two filmic and engaging short videos.
4. Provide social media support to the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).

Key deliverables

1. State of the Nation 2022 Report Design approx. 100 pages long (Output 1)
a. Design an approx. 100 page report, including text, at least 30 graphs/visualisations, images and more. The text will be supplied by the SMC w/c 23rd May 2022.
b. Sourcing photographic images to support the text.
c. Proofread the report.
d. Light copy-editing the work, to ensure typos do not spring up during/between design versions, and to ensure style consistency.
e. 3-4 versions of the report.
f. Produce a separate accessible HTML version of report to be uploaded to gov.uk
2. Video 1 (Output 2)
a. Create 1 subtitled 3-minute video with animated graphics, interview with Chair, and 2 case studies - to include stock footage plus videographer to film case studies and interview
b. Produce three 30 sec to 1 min variants of the video for use on social media
3. Video 2 (Output 3)
a. Create 1 subtitled 3-minute video
4. Support for Social Media (Output 4)
a. Design 15 graphics for posting on social media
b. Design 5 animated infographics for posting on social media
c. Use videographer to create 2 Instagram reels
5. Support for Social Media (Output 5)
a. Ad hoc work
6. Working collaboratively with the SMC team to undertake quality assurance during the finalisation process to make sure that the final product is good quality.
7. Final deliverables: web-friendly PDF files with interactive links (e.g., links to pages/chapters from the Table of Contents and/or external links) that meet government accessibility criteria.

Award information

Awarded date

12 April 2022

Contract start date

12 April 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Total value of contract

£67,725

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RED STONE DESIGN LIMITED

Address

90-93 Cowcross Street
LONDON
EC1M 6BF
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03310761

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Building
London
SW1P3BT
England

Telephone

020 7340 8397

Email

contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk