Glasgow University forms design roster
Glasgow University forms design rosterGlasgow University has formed a Graphic Design roster of seven agencies.
The agencies to make the roster are Cactus Creative, D8, Tangible Group, Studio LR, Stand, Engage Group and Graphical House.
The criteria saw Quality of Product weighted at 38%, while service and ability to meet mandatory requirements was 33%. Price was weighted at 20%, while quality of control procedures was 5%. Race relations and equality and diversity consideration along with environmental characteristics were both 2% of the criteria.
The roster was formed following an open tender and used a similar procurement process to that of the Scottish Government, but will have a budget of less that £250,000 in total, The Drum understands.
At the time of writing the 10-day standstill which will allow agencies to appeal the decision was coming to an end.
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I don't think they will cope with the work load - 25k each spead over 3 years? - £11,904 per year.
1) What has casued this move to inflated self importance?
2) What had happened to the ability to make an informed decision and appoint 1 company?
3) If one agency can handle British Airways or Ford, why can't one Scottish agency handle this Uni?
thats a biggie...... less that £10k a year was it worth pitching for
Yet another death by roster, for those on or off it.
I think ALL of these outfits are good if not great at what they do but splitting a £250k pot eight ways isn't going to guarantee anything great or any level of commitment. As Dizzee would say, Bonkers. Scotland will not get great on the back of a tender mentality, as everyone will be shit-scared to do 'owt different.
Aye, but they'll probably split all the work between two of the agencies, three max. Leaving the rest to waste valuable new client time pitching for work they'll never get.
Scotland has gone tender mad, why, why, why, can't organisations simply hold a small closed tender with 2-3 companies that they have already vetted themselves - saving eveyone time and effort.
There won't be a design industry in Scotland if this carries on!
Tender craziness. What an administrative waste. Here's an idea:
Send out brief.
See agencies and their work.
Meet their people.
Get a feel for how you might work together.
Award the account to one, two or even three agencies. Give them a chance to impress, and give you both a chance to build a mutually respectful relationship.
Or, you know...give the brief to every agency you can find on the drum website. Get 25 responses. Go through three rounds of creds presentations. Make a shortlist. Go through a final presentation. Then give 7 agencies the chance of doing a minimal amount of ad-hoc tactical work that doesn't have half a chance of achieving anything meaningful for the long-term. And then when the next job comes up, you'd better give it to one of your other roster agencies as you don't want to be seen to prefer one over another, no matter how good the work is.
I'm flabbergasted. But somehow not surprise.
Poor show.
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