Published date: 21 June 2022

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


Closing: 10 August 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £17,500

Procurement reference

SMC-GD-3 07/21

Published date

21 June 2022

Closing date

10 August 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

16 August 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

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.
The SMC was looking for a supplier who could fulfil the following invitation to tender:

Aims
1. Produce four user-friendly, visually appealing documents within a tight turnaround period
2. Ensure government accessibility standards are met
Key deliverables
1. Laying up the text of the Retail Toolkit that will be around 50 pages long (Output 1)
a. Creating infographics, break out boxes and pull-quotes
b. Sourcing photographic images to support the text
c. Final product should align with our previous toolkit styles See more here: www.socialmobilityworks.org.

d. 2-3 text graphics taken from the report suitable for social media

2. Laying up the Apprenticeship Toolkit that will be around 50 pages long (Output 2)
a. Creating infographics, break out boxes, pull-quotes and case studies
b. Sourcing photographic images to support the text
c. Final product should align with our previous toolkit styles See more here: www.socialmobilityworks.org.
d. 2-3 text graphics taken from the report suitable for social media
3. Laying up the text and images of the 'Cold spots map' that will be around 2 pages long and contain simple infographics (Output 3)
4. Laying up the text of the #Askthequestion campaign that will be around 4-pages long (Output 4)
a. Text and 2-3 other designed pages with a few graphics
5. Working collaboratively with the SMC team to undertake quality assurance during the finalisation process to make sure that the final product is good quality.
6. Copy editing the work, to ensure typos do not spring up during design, and to ensure consistency
7. Two rounds of proofs with the SMC team (minimum 24hrs to review edits)
8. 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

16 August 2021

Contract start date

16 August 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£17,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Sabroso Limited

Address

17 Conrad Gardens, Whiteley, Fareham, England, PO15 7ET

Reference

Companies House number: 11436473

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Building
London
SW1P3BT
England

Telephone

020 7340 8397

Email

contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk