Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
Purchasing Office, University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890973026
E-mail: j.glackin@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.qub.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.qub.ac.uk/po
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
QUB/2743/25 Graphic Design Services
Reference number: QUB/2743/25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79822500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University wishes to appoint an agency for the provision of Graphic design services to provide operational support to the Queen’s Global creative design team, and Faculty student recruitment hubs delivering creative design solutions aimed at a wide range of audiences including prospective and current students, staff and industry partners, for use across multiple platforms.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79822500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University wishes to appoint an agency for the provision of Graphic design services to provide operational support to the Queen’s Global creative design team, and Faculty student recruitment hubs delivering creative design solutions aimed at a wide range of audiences including prospective and current students, staff and industry partners, for use across multiple platforms.Design requirements will include, but are not limited to:• Powerpoint and presentations – the supplier must demonstrate experience with PowerPoint for professional presentations, and integrating university brand principles into design• Ability to create high-resolution, print-ready files for – Business cards , postcards (A5), and booklets (210mm square, A4, A5)• Posters & pop-up banners (pull-up banners, outdoor vinyl designs).• Event menus, programs, and exhibition signage• Social Media & Web Ads – including but not limited to Google display, ability to create carousel posts, static posts for platforms including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X to a high standard • Experience designing high quality campaign outputs for OOH media
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is for an initial period of 1 year with options to extend by up to a further 48 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005106
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: QUB/2743/25
Title: Graphic Design Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Darragh Neely Ltd
2 May Avenue
Bangor
UK
Telephone: +44 2891857755
E-mail: info@darraghneely.com
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
URL: https://darraghneely.com/
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:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Bt7 1NN
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2025