Graphic design tenders and contracts

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74 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

Graphic design contracts ,

74 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest graphic design contracts awarded

Awarded 11 September 2026

Call off From WRAP Creative Services FRA084 (Lot 1-Graphic Design & Artworking): For National Action Plan Documents

Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
£10k
Awarded 27 August 2026

Sales Team - Marketing and Print

Thirteen Housing Group Limited · North East
£480k
Awarded 25 August 2026

Call off from FRA085:Lot1-Residual Waste Guide

Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
£10k
Awarded 20 August 2026

C1267 - ARA Support

NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
£30k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Whistlejacket London won the most graphic design contracts

Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Whistlejacket London
South East · See every contract
5£119k3
2jointAPS Group
London · SME · See every contract
3£648k2
2jointSteffco Limited
North East · See every contract
3£480k3
2jointPlane Perspective Limited
3£438k1
5jointHH Global
2£460k2
5jointInspired Agency
North East · See every contract
2£391k1
5jointBlumilk
2£385k2
5jointRed Stone
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract
2£374k2
5jointAgence IF
West Midlands · SME · See every contract
2£350k1
5jointJamJar Creative Ltd
2£120k1

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Who buys

55 buyers awarded graphic design contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils12 contractsHousing associations5 contractsNHS and health1 contractSchools and colleges4 contractsOther public bodies36 contractsUnder £100k33 contracts · median £30k£100k to £1m23 contracts · median £375k£1m or more2 contracts · median £1.2m
Councils12 contractsHousing5 contractsNHS and health1 contractSchools4 contractsOther36 contractsUnder £100k33 contracts£100k to £1m23 contracts£1m or more2 contracts
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10 buyers bought graphic design more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many graphic design contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

45 buyers1 contract4 buyers2 contracts5 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
45 buyers14 buyers25 buyers3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many graphic design contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m1235Graphic design contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLUlster UniversityBeyond HousingBritish Business BankWaste and Resources Acti…NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIM…HM Treasury
£10k£100k£1m£10m1235Graphic design contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLUlster UniversityBritish Business BankWaste and Resources Acti…NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIM…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)5£62k
2NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED4£468k
3British Business Bank3£874k
4Financial Conduct Authority3£815k
5HM Treasury3£348k
6City of London Corporation3£120k
7Beyond Housing2£1.2m
8Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)2£350k
9Food Standards Agency2£77k
10Government Actuary's Department2Not published
Prices

Half of graphic design contracts are worth less than £60k

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £60k
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £60k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 57% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Ulster UniversityRapid Agency (NI) Ltd · 1 Jul 2026£1.3m
  2. Karbon HomesThe Works Design and Print Limited · 20 May 2026£1.2m
  3. Ministry of DefenceOLIVER MARKETING LIMITED · 28 Nov 2025£715k
  4. Beyond HousingInspired Agency, Recognition PR · 31 Jul 2025£660k
  5. Financial Conduct AuthorityAPS Group · 17 Feb 2026£600k
  6. Severn Trent Water LimitedEMPEROR DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED · 5 Oct 2026£600k
  7. Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)ALCHEMY DESIGN & TRAINING LTD · 7 Oct 2025£583k
  8. British Business BankFour Hundred Communications Limited · 12 Mar 2025£500k
  9. Beyond HousingInspired Agency, Recognition Marketing and Public Relations LLP · 31 Jul 2025£500k
  10. Queen's University BelfastDarragh Neely Ltd · 24 Jun 2025£500k
Where and when

London awards the most graphic design contracts

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
London17£2m
South East8£1.2m
Northern Ireland8£3.1m
North East6£2.8m
Yorkshire and the Humber5£627k
West Midlands3£350k
East Midlands2Not published
East of England2£78k
North West1£17k
South West1£150k
Wales0Not published
Scotland0Not published
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Deadlines

Half of graphic design tenders close within 29 days of being published

Each dot is a graphic design tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 63% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 24% of the time to respond has gone.

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Key findings
  • 29 days

    is how long the typical graphic design tender is open, from publication to deadline.

    Median of 54 UK graphic design tenders published in the last 24 months.
  • 2

    new graphic design tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    55 in the last 24 months.
  • 57%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest graphic design contracts.

    Of 58 contracts with a published value.
  • 59%

    of graphic design contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 59 award notices.

Questions

How many graphic design contracts does the UK public sector award?

74 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 55 public buyers.

How long are graphic design tenders open for?

The median graphic design tender is open for 29 days from publication to deadline.

How much is a typical public sector graphic design contract worth?

The median is £60k, and 67% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector graphic design contracts?

Whistlejacket London won the most (5).

What is included

General graphic design, artwork and layout of leaflets, posters, campaign materials, social graphics, reports, annual reviews, prospectuses and other documents, including typesetting and branded templates, usually from a call-off design studio working to the buyer's brand.

  • Call-off and framework graphic design studios
  • Campaign and promotional artwork
  • Leaflet and poster design
  • Social media and digital advertising graphics
  • Internal communications design support
  • Event and roadshow creative materials
  • Design with incidental copywriting or proofreading
  • Annual report and annual review design
  • Report layout and typesetting
  • Prospectus design
  • Guidebook and retail publication design
  • Publication illustration, charts and tables within layout
  • Branded Word and PowerPoint templates
  • Presentation design and editing

What is not included

  • New brand identities and rebrands (mkt.design.brand-identity)
  • Versioning master creative into many formats (mkt.design.creative-production-and-adaptation)
  • Standalone infographics and commissioned illustration (mkt.design.illustration-and-infographics)
  • Maps (mkt.design.map-design)
  • Campaign strategy and creative concept led by an agency (mkt.camp.creative-agency-integrated-campaigns)
  • Running the buyer's social media channels (mkt.digital.social-media-management-content)
  • Magazines and newsletters with editorial (mkt.content.magazines-newsletters-and-guides)
  • Writing and editing the text (mkt.content.copywriting)
  • Design bought with a stated print run (mkt.print.commercial-print)
  • Printing the publication (mkt.print.publication-printing)
  • Sign and wayfinding design (mkt.sign.building-signage, mkt.sign.wayfinding-signage)
  • Museum exhibition graphics and interpretation design (mkt.arts.museum-and-visitor-exhibition-design)
  • Accessible alternative formats such as Easy Read (another industry: office-admin)
  • Service design and UX (another industry: it.dev.user-research-and-service-design)