Published date: 29 June 2018

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


Closing: 13 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services - 72212300

  • Studio photography services - 79961350

Location of contract

West Midlands, London

Value of contract

£0 to £225,000

Procurement reference

PROC.03.0136

Published date

29 June 2018

Closing date

13 December 2017

Contract start date

12 February 2018

Contract end date

11 February 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The objective of the call off is to provide new templates and ideas on how we can enhance existing and new documents in order to achieve a level of professional output in the following area:

Accessibility and readability
The information may be technical and complex and it needs to be able effectively communicate with stakeholders and other interested parties.

Scope
The Contract shall operate on the basis of a call off with the Supplier being given project work as directed by the Ofwat project manager. Unless specified in this document both parties shall agree the deadline for completion of each project.
Any Contract awarded shall run from its Commencement Date which is anticipated to be January 2018 for two years with the option to extend up to 12 months.
Ofwat requires support to help produce innovative content using new and up-to-date approaches to design and creative work. Ofwat publishes a number of key publications each year to a challenging timetable. Our documents need to be engaging and in a format that is clear and accessible to our stakeholders, while retaining the necessary level of technical detail.
All our in-house design work is created on Surface Pro 3 (PC platform).
The Supplier may be required but not limited to support and delivery of:
• Infographics;
• Creation of brands/sub-brands for campaigns
• designed documents;
• interactive pdfs;
• videos; and
• Prezis
Examples of the style of photographs and approach to design Ofwat currently uses can be found at http://www.ofwat.gov.uk. Some examples of work undertaken this year include:
• Our business plan summary
• Resilience tree graphic
• Resilience in the round report
• Monitoring the retail market infographic

Our corporate visual identity guide (attached at Appendix A) outlines our visual style and approach to photography.
The Supplier will need to ensure work can be delivered securely as unpublished data is official and sometimes commercially sensitive.
Any work that is produced on Ofwat's behalf will be Crown Copyright. We will require the editable original files in a format we can edit to adapt and reuse as we see fit.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

17 January 2018

Contract start date

12 February 2018

Contract end date

11 February 2020

Total value of contract

£225,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

KINDRED AGENCY LIMITED

Address

4th Floor Dean Bradley House
SW1P 2AF
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 07387574

Value of contract

£225,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The Capped Price for this Contract is £225,000 (excl VAT and travel and accommodation expenses) over the three-year term should the optional one-year extension be taken up. As it is a Capped Price, the price can fall below this.

About the buyer

Address

Centre City Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
England

Email

mailbox@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk