UK SBS PS16002 Corporate Communications Agency

Brief for corporate communication support

The communications mission of Innovate UK is to ensure that it is recognised and respected as the organisation uniquely positioned to accelerate UK economic growth by driving innovation. This includes ensuring that it explains its role and activities clearly, accessibly and in an engaging and inspiring way to all its stakeholders, and encourages businesses to innovate and grow with its help. At the start of this new funding period (2016-20) Innovate UK needs to communicate its role as the innovation agency with authority and impact.

Innovate UK is seeking a corporate communications agency to provide support in the production of a range of key strategic publications and materials for the financial year 2016/17 (with an option for a further year).

A number of different projects can be defined specifically at this point, and there may also be other requirements for additional materials to support our communication objectives.

The projects for which we have a specific requirement already defined are the annual report and accounts, the annual delivery plan, sector strategies, and government briefings.

While some key corporate documents such as the Delivery Plan are printed in modest quantities, our primary communication channels are online. And even for documents that are printed, we seek additional assets and ways to bring the content to life online – whether chunked infographic tiles that can be used on social media, video clips or other techniques.

Additional information: UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503

Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.