Communication & Marketing Framework Agreement

A framework for delivering Welsh Government's communication and marketing requirements. The framework will be open for use by other public bodies.

1. Creative Design
2. Digital Services
3. Filming, Editing & Animation Services
4. Bespoke Stand Design & Build
5. Event / Conference Management
6. Evaluation / Research
7. Publicity Materials- Storage & Shipping
8. Audio Visual (AV) Services
9. Portable Publicity Equipment & Signage

Over the maximum 4 year period of the framework. The value of GBP 20m is the maximum anticipated spend on the framework. The Lot value figures provided are the maximum anticipated for each Lot. Please note however that, as this is a framework agreement, the values provided are only estimates and cannot be guaranteed.

The framework will predominantly be used by Welsh Government but may also be accessed by Customer Organisations that have signed up to the Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD).

A full list of Customer Organisations eligible to use the Agreement can be found attached.

-Welsh Ministers, their agencies, sponsored and statutory bodies and other contracting authorities funded by them, whether or not they

operate independently of Welsh Ministers

-The Welsh Assembly Commission

-Any company, limited liability partnership or other corporate entity wholly or partly owned by or controlled (directly or indirectly) by

Welsh Government

-UK Government, their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other entities, wholly or partly owned by or controlled by departments of the UK Government and which operate in Wales. Non-ministerial governmental departments which operate devolved offices in Wales

-Local Authorities in Wales their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities wholly or partly owned by or controlled by and any county and county borough, city, community or other council or local authority in Wales -Contracting authorities established for the provision of culture, media and sport in Wales

-NHS Health Boards in Wales, NHS Trusts in Wales, Special Health Authorities in Wales, Community Health Councils in Wales, the NHS

Wales Shared Services Partnership and Board of Community Health Councils and any other contracting authorities operating within or on

behalf of the NHS in Wales

-Higher and further education bodies in Wales, including colleges, community colleges and universities, WEA Cymru and Colleges Wales

-Police and crime commissioners and police forces in England and Wales; national park, and fire and rescue authorities in Wales

-Wales Council for Voluntary Action and associated bodies

-Registered social landlords on the Welsh Government maintained register.

-Schools, sixth-form colleges, foundation schools and academies in Wales (but not independent schools)

-HM Inspectorate of Schools in Wales (Estyn);

-One Voice Wales (Town & Community Councils) and town & community councils in Wales

-Where applicable, the above shall include subsidiaries of the contracting authority at any level.

In the event of merger, abolition or change of any of the contracting authorities listed or referred to above, the successors to those

authorities or to their functions will also be able to enter into specific contracts under this Framework.