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Multi-Supplier Agreement for Design Services

“Multi-Supplier Agreement for Design Services” is an open UK public-sector tender from LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY in UKI43. Bids are due by 24 November 2026 at 17:00. The estimated value is £132,000. It was published on Find a Tender on 22 October 2026.

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Buyer
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Location
UKI43
Submission deadline
24 November 2026 at 17:00
Estimated value
£132,000
Published
22 October 2026
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Sector
Creative & design
Category codes
79822500
Official notice ID
099969-2026
Last updated at source
22 October 2026 at 13:13

Summary from the buyer

1.1 The University regularly requires creative design support across a wide range of marketing, communications, recruitment, student engagement, events, and internal and external stakeholder activity. 1.2 While some design provision is delivered in-house, the University requires a roster of external design agencies to provide additional expertise, capacity and specialist support. This will enable the University to deliver a range of design projects across different budgets, timescales and formats, while maintaining quality, consistency and alignment with London Metropolitan University's brand. 1.3 The appointed agencies will support both day-to-day design requirements and larger strategic or flagship projects. This may include small-scale design and artwork tasks, campaign creative, publications, digital assets, event materials, student recruitment collateral and brand development work.

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Before you decide to bid

For a UK creative, digital or marketing agency, the tender “Multi-Supplier Agreement for Design Services” from LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY is only worth pursuing if three conditions hold. First, the agency must be able to submit a complete response before 24 November 2026 at 17:00; late bids are normally rejected without being read. Second, the published value of £132,000 has to cover the work described, including the unpaid hours it takes to write and check a public-sector bid. Third, the agency should already hold the evidence buyers usually ask for: recent case studies of similar work, insurance certificates and, for many contracts, a social value commitment. Under the Procurement Act 2023, buyers publish their award criteria in the tender documents, so read those criteria on Find a Tender before writing anything. If one of the three conditions fails, skipping this tender is usually the better use of the agency's time.

Timeline to the deadline

There are about 18 days left. A realistic plan is: days 1–2 read the full pack and decide bid or no-bid; the first week draft answers; the second week collect evidence and price; the last two days check every mandatory document and submit at least 24 hours early.

What the value tells you

The estimated value of about £132,000 is a typical size for a small or mid-sized agency. Expect a full quality questionnaire with weighted questions and a separate price element, and check whether the value covers one year or the whole contract term including extensions.

How this procedure works

This is an open procedure: any supplier can submit a full bid in a single stage, so the competition may be wide and the written answers carry most of the weight.

The notice is classified under the category code 79822500. These CPV codes are how LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY tells search tools what it is buying. Save them as alert terms: buyers often reuse the same codes for the next contract of the same kind.

Checklist before you start writing

  • Download every document from Find a Tender: specification, questionnaire, pricing schedule, terms and conditions.
  • Note the clarification deadline, which is usually several days before the submission deadline.
  • List the mandatory pass/fail items (insurance levels, accreditations, minimum turnover) and confirm you meet each one.
  • Find the weighting of each question and spend your time in proportion to it.
  • Pick two or three case studies that match the scope, with results you can show.
  • Check that your organisation is registered on the Central Digital Platform if the notice was published under the Procurement Act 2023.
  • Plan to submit at least a day early: portals can be slow close to the deadline, and late bids are normally excluded.

Sources

Always check the official notice for the full requirements and latest changes before bidding.

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