Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Z7122992
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
UK
Telephone: +44 3003303000
E-mail: Andy.Gowanlock@dft.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TATE3049 - Graphic Design Services 2026
Reference number: TATE3049
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79822500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Graphic design support to make our publications shine. ATE drafts and approves content internally but we also require proof-reading and plain English support. We expect to produce up to 25 publications during the next 12 months. These range from short guides of two to four pages to a 300 page design guide. Existing examples of what ATE has produced so far include our corporate plan, our annual report and our capability ratings.
We require all our publications to be fully web accessible, meeting AA+ government accessibility guidance.
Our supplier will need to be flexible and able to make changes to publications at short notice, sometimes even being given around one working days’ notice of a design need (usually these would be for edits to a document rather than needing something designed from scratch).
The contract will be for an initial 12 month term, with the option to extend by a further 12 months at the discretion of Active Travel England.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A series of publications on a range of active travel topics to be designed including;
Rural Design Guidance (Summer 2026)
ATE Annual Report and Accounts
School active travel design note
School streets toolkit
Research Papers
Internal comms graphic design work and newsletter work
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Capability
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Service Delivery & Methodology
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Account Management
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
Price - 30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-018833
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: TATE3049
Title: TATE3049 - Graphic Design Services 2026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
C21 Creative Communications Limited
05684315
The Court House, 9 Grafton Street
Altringcham
WA14 1DU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Department for Transport
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/04/2026