Creative and Content Framework (LSHW.005.2026)

What the buyer is asking for

Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure and implement a Framework Agreement for the provision of Creative and Content Services. In this context, Creative and Content Services are defined as the strategic development, creation, and delivery of high-quality, audience-focused content and creative outputs across multiple channels, formats, and platforms. The services provided via the Creative and Content Services framework will support Life Sciences Hub Wales’s communications, engagement, marketing and brand objectives. Life Sciences Hub Wales requires the strategic development of creative content. Emphasis is placed on strategic; all creative content to be sourced via the framework is to be conceptualised and designed with intention, so that all assets align to, and where appropriate seek to improve or add value to, overarching brand identity, communication plans and campaign effectiveness. There is an overarching strategic wrap-around requirement consistent throughout all framework activity to ensure alignment, consistency and connectivity to wider brand development, content planning and campaign delivery. As such, Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to appoint suppliers to the Creative and Content Services that have the experience, expertise and vision to design promotional materials, corporate publications, event collateral and multimedia assets with clear conceptual and strategic-alignment, as opposed to standalone designs with no consideration for wider context. The full specification is provided within the Invitation to Tender document further contextualises and defines the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirements and service expectations via the framework. Life Sciences Hub Wales envisages the ad-hoc provision of a range of design material, content and collateral. The nature of the projects and tasks required during the period of the agreement will be varied and dependent on priorities identified by Life Sciences Hub Wales. Each instance of activity as required by Life Sciences Hub Wales will be called-off via the framework as a distinct package of work, in-line with the framework governance process. The intention is to award a position on the framework to up to two (2) suppliers.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityQuality Award CriteriaThe agreement (if awarded) shall go to the two suppliers submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), in terms of value for money based on the award criteria outlined within the Invitation to Tender. The Quality assessment shall carry 70% of the available 100%. The Quality assessment will be undertaken following the scoring methodology provided in Annex 1.
• 30%costCommercial Award CriteriaThe Commercial assessment shall carry the remaining 30% of the available 100%. For the Commercial Assessment tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance. The Commercial assessment will be evaluated on a proportional vs best basis using the calculation outlined within the Invitation to Tender document.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• All design material and collateral must be completed in adherence to the Life Sciences Hub Wales Tone of Voice and Brand Guidelines (where relevant). (The Tone of Voice and Brand Guidelines have been issued in support of the Invitation to Tender for reference). Design must be developed in-line with the relevant principles of the Welsh Government accessibility standards. All design deliverables submitted to Life Sciences Hub Wales for review must be quality checked in advance of submission. All intellectual property rights related to design work completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales upon issue and receipt of completed content. Intellectual property rights associated with any background materials used during the production of design collateral will remain with the relevant owning party The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales. During the term of the agreement the successful suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published17 days ago

   4 Sept 2026, 15:16 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 2 days

   23 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 7 days

   28 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice4 Sept 2026, 15:16 BST083993-2026

Documents

• Invitation to Tender document, provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, award criteria and process instructions.
• Qualification Questionnaire. Tenderers are required to complete and return a Qualification Questionnaire as part of their tender response. The Qualification Questionnaire includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their response to be taken forward into consideration.
• Quality Response Template, to be completed by the tenderer. Only responses provided using the Quality response template will be accepted for evaluation.
• Commercial Response Template. For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance.
• Life Sciences Hub Wales Brand Guidelines
• Tender notice on Find a Tender