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Framework Active Services
Appointment of Design and Production Services
Published 4 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025
Closed 21 Nov 2025
- Primary CPV
-
79800000 *
Printing and related services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Portsmouth, South East
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Contract
-
8 years Duration
05/01/2026 04/01/2034
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Main Road (PP66), HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3NH, United Kingdom · UKJ31
Contact
Award Criteria
- Criteria 1- Previous Experience & Skills (45%)
- Criteria 2 - Your Organisation (15%)
- Criteria 3 - Delivery of Services (25%)
- Criteria 4 Sustainability & Social Value Model (15%)
- Instructions on the tender process. · Bidding Documents
- Guidance on the Response Forms and Criteria · Bidding Documents
- Response forms for all mandatory requirements for an Open Pr... · Bidding Documents
- Open Framework Guidance · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Response Forms for All Lots to Complete and Return. · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Clarifications and Response Issue 1 · Bidding Documents
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National Museum of the Royal Navy
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Reference: NMRNO.2025.010
The National Museum of the Royal Navy as "NMRN Operations" is inviting experienced and specialist suppliers to tender for inclusion in a new Open Framework Agreement for the provision of design and production services.
This framework will be accessible across all areas of the museum group and is being established in line with the 2025 procurement regulations.
The framework will allow for the appointment of multiple suppliers and periodic reopening to allow new entrants under the regulations of the Open Framework set out in the tender pack.
The tender pack will include the scope of services, these will include but are not limited to: Graphic design (print and digital), print and signage production, display graphic design, development of creative for campaigns, Animation and illustration. As well as Digital asset creation (e.g., social media, web graphics).
The framework intends to allow Departments across the NMRN Group to use the framework when requiring design and production services.
Suppliers must demonstrate proven experience in delivering creative services for public or cultural organisations. Capacity to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines, and a commitment to accessibility and sustainability standards.
All the information for this tender including the fifteen (15) lots is within the tender pack listed in this advert.
The NMRN will host an Online Market Engagement Session to discuss the Open Framework.
This is due to take place on Thursday 6th November 2025, to ensure you book onto this Online Market Engagement Session and to ensure you receive an MS Teams Invite, please express an interest in this tender opportunity by emailing tenders@nmrn.org.uk
Clarifications should be issued to the NMRN Tenders Inbox- tenders@nmrn.org.uk
The NMRN encourages all suppliers interested in this tender opportunity to register their expression of interest. This ensures that all relevant communications and updates are received within the stated timelines.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79800000 — Printing and related services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- See tender pack documents.
- Submission method
- All submissions are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk only, there is no other portal for this. For more information about the NMRN please see www.nmrn.org.uk
- Enquiries close
- 11 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected
- 9 Dec 2025
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 04 Nov 2025 14:41
- Deadline
- 21 Nov 2025 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d3b8
- Notice ID
- NMRNO.2025.010
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | National Museum of the Royal Navy |
| Address › Street | Main Road (PP66), HM Naval Base Portsmouth |
| Address › Town / city | Portsmouth |
| Address › Postcode | PO1 3NH |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ31 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | National Museum of the Royal Navy |
Tender
| Title | Appointment of Design and Production Services |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Printing and related services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Miscellaneous business and business-related services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Motion picture and video services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £5,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Is Open Framework Scheme | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | With and without reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | closed |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | See tender pack documents. |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Open Framework Scheme End Date | 5 Jan 2034 |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Award decision period › End | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £5,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Criteria 1- Previous Experience & Skills |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 45 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Criteria 2 - Your Organisation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Criteria 3 - Delivery of Services |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | Criteria 4 Sustainability & Social Value Model |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Two separate sub-criteria as 4a and 4b |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 4 Jan 2034 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Instructions on the tender process. |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6635 |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Guidance on the Response Forms and Criteria |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6636 |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Response forms for all mandatory requirements for an Open Procedure including the PSQ. |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6637 |
| Document › Document 5 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 5 › Description | Open Framework Guidance |
| Document › Document 5 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6643 |
| Document › Document 6 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 6 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6644 |
| Document › Document 7 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 7 › Description | Response Forms for All Lots to Complete and Return. |
| Document › Document 7 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6645 |
| Document › Document 8 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 8 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6646 |
| Document › Document 9 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 9 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6647 |
| Document › Document 10 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 10 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6648 |
| Document › Document 11 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 11 › Description | Clarifications and Response Issue 1 |
| Document › Document 11 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7334 |
| Document › Document 12 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 12 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 12 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070888-2025 |
| Document › Document 12 › Published | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Amendment › Description | Upload of Issue 1 of clarification and responses. |