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Design Tenders and Contracts

See open design tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Design tenders cover graphic and brand design, exhibition and museum design with fit-out and audio-visual work, interior design, wayfinding and signage design, and website design. Building and engineering design teams also appear, usually as part of wider multi-discipline appointments.

Graphic and creative design is often bought through multi-supplier frameworks with lots by discipline and the Communications Marketplace dynamic purchasing system, while exhibition design is commonly appointed project by project for a gallery or museum redevelopment. Museums and galleries, councils, housing associations, colleges, universities and government bodies are the regular buyers of design services.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about design tenders, design contracts, exhibition design, interior design, graphic design, AV design, audio visual design, web design, brand design, signage design, wayfinding design, exhibition fit-out, design agency in the UK public sector.

  • What counts as a design tender?

    Anything a buyer files under the word design. That includes RIBA-stage building design teams and engineering or structural design consultancy, which make up most of the volume, plus a real minority of exhibition and museum design, user experience and interface design, interior design frameworks and audio-visual media design.

  • Who buys design services?

    Councils and central government commission the bulk of building and public realm design work. Museums, galleries and cultural bodies buy exhibition and interpretive design. NHS trusts and housing associations buy design services as part of capital and refurbishment programmes, and digital teams across the public sector buy UX and UI design for services and websites.

  • Which frameworks are used to buy graphic and creative design in the UK public sector?

    The Communications Marketplace dynamic purchasing system is a route for buying graphic design and wider creative and design services. Buyers such as the National Wealth Fund and the British Business Bank have run further competitions under it for graphic design, branding, marketing collateral and event materials.

    Design work such as exhibition and museum design is more often appointed project by project, so a single framework does not cover the whole topic.

  • How do I find design contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read communications strategies, campaign calendars, event programmes and framework renewal dates, which show design work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the communications teams behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

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