Supplier Framework Skills Groups
This page tells you which suppliers are on our framework and what services they offer. Suppliers are grouped into six skills groups so that you can find the right suppliers for your project.
When you want to put out a brief, you can send it to any suppliers in the relevant skills group.
Note: Please retain all of your records for audit purposes.
Guidance on sending a brief to the skills groups
If you work in The Communications and Engagement Team or Facilities Directorate, please view the TEAM-Communications SharePoint site for threshold information.
There are three ways to use the skills groups, depending on how complex your brief is.
- If your brief is straightforward, under £5,000 and you know which skills group you need to contact, you can contact them directly and use the supplier briefing tool to tell them what you need.
- If your project requires creative thinking (such as developing ideas, campaign concepts and strategy, gathering insight or running workshops) please review the Additional Skills Matrix (PDF) to source a supplier that can service your project.
- If your budget is £5,001–£25,000 (excluding VAT) this must follow the tender process. Please review How to go out to tender page and follow the guidelines to facilitate this process.
- If you are not sure which skills group can service your brief, please fill out the supplier briefing tool and review this page again. If you are still unsure please send it to the Creative team at creative@leeds.ac.uk so we can guide you on which suppliers will be most suitable.
- Our glossary for writing a brief includes more detailed information about many of the common terms used in Design and Video that we mention on this page.
Skills group 1: Creative Design
This skills group specialises in offering a creative approach to a brief, for example in creating graphic design for print and digital or developing campaigns. This involves combining elements such as colour, typography, imagery, and layout to communicate a message or solve a problem.
Use this skill group if you need to generate unique and innovative ideas or experiences. This skills group can work on the discovery phase of a project such as creative thinking, strategy, concepts (with or without creative outputs) and copywriting and developing messaging.
ThreeTenSeven (formerly Thompson Brand Partners)
Digitronix
Magpie
Bell
- Email Bell Integrated Communications at siobhan@bellteam.co.uk
- Visit the Bell Integrated Communications website.
Different Narrative
McCann
Storycatchers
Skills group 2: Creative video
This skills group can produce a variety of videos from high-production video/filming, for example, campaign and hero videos, video storytelling or case study videos and videos that guide and engaging the viewers through narrative or factual focused content.
Use this skill group if you need to generate unique and innovative ideas or experiences. This skills group can work on the discovery phase of a project such as creative thinking, strategy, concepts (with or without creative outputs) and copywriting and developing messaging.
Coolbox
Prohibition PR
Slate and Mortar
Motus
McCann
Storycatchers
Digitronix
Skills group 3: Creative design and video
This skills group can service combined Design and Video briefs or stand alone briefs.
This skills group specialises in graphic design for print and digital (e.g. campaigns and creative approach) This involves combining elements such as colour, typography, imagery, and layout to communicate a message or solve a problem.
This skills group can also produce a variety of videos from high-production video/filming, for example, campaign and hero videos, video storytelling or case study video and videos that guide and engage the viewers through narrative or factual focused content.
Use this skill group if you need to generate unique and innovative ideas or experiences. This skills group can work on the discovery phase of a project such as creative thinking, strategy, concepts (with or without creative outputs) and copywriting and developing messaging.
McCann
Storycatchers
Digitronix
Skills group 4: Artwork
Use this skill group if you are using existing guidelines to create artwork or amending existing artwork/designs. They can also create illustrations, infographics and digital advertising GIFs. This skills group can NOT service the creation of design in a new style: you will need to use skills group 1 if that is what you need.
Spiral
North Creative Studio
- Email North Creative Studio at mike.watson@northcstudio.co.uk
- Visit the North Creative Studio website.
Bonner McHardy
Room for Design
Skills group 5: Lecture capture
Use this skill group if you require recordings of lectures, conferences or video Interviews/talking heads. This skills group can also edit existing footage for example; social platforms (short edits) or You Tube (long edits).
Adarak
Digifish
Motus
Prohibition PR
Skills group 6: Motion graphics
Use this skill group if you require 2D motion graphics, 3D animation using typography or other visual elements to create engaging and dynamic video content. They can also service infographics assets (When part of a motion graphics/animation project).
Little Motel
Digifish
Eleven
Clearhead
Motus
We recommend the following Supplier Framework agencies to service Live Scribing:
ThreeTenSeven (formerly Thompson Brand Partners)
Spiral
Digitronix
Storycatchers
Eleven
We recommend the following Supplier Framework agencies to service Podcasts:
Prohibition PR
Coolbox
Slate and Mortar
Motus
Storycatchers
Digitronix
A-Z list of our Supplier Framework agencies:
To view the A-Z list of our Supplier Framework agencies please visit the A-Z Supplier Framework page.