DARB · FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS

Long-term production partner for Saudi enterprises.

Annual and multi-year framework agreements with Saudi corporates and government entities. One retained team handling events, content, photography, video, design and printing — at agreed rates, with the operational discipline that procurement teams actually want.

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Annual frameworkAgreed rate cardDedicated account teamRiyadh-based
30+active long-term client engagements
14years operating in Saudi Arabia
95%framework renewal rate year-over-year
WHY DARB

Why enterprises retain Darb as their production partner.

Long-term partners get audited on different criteria than one-off vendors. After fourteen years operating inside the Saudi market, we know what procurement and marketing leadership actually care about — and we built the operating model around it.

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One accountable team, every deliverable

Events, content, photography, video, design, printing — all from one team with one named account lead. No multi-vendor coordination tax, no finger-pointing when something goes wrong on event day.

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In-house production, end-to-end

We don't outsource. The film crew, the design team, the print shop, the event production crew — all in-house. That's what makes consistent quality possible across hundreds of touchpoints in a year-long engagement.

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Saudi market depth, fourteen years

We've been producing inside Saudi Arabia for fourteen years. We know the venues, the suppliers, the protocol, the regulatory environment, and the unwritten rules of how things actually get done in this market.

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Procurement-ready operating discipline

Agreed rate card, signed SLAs, monthly governance meetings, quarterly business reviews. Audit-trail reporting, transparent invoicing, financial controls that survive procurement and internal-audit review.

HOW FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS WORK

Five stages to going on framework with us.

Every long-term partnership starts the same way. Most clients are operational and producing first deliverables within 30 days of signed framework.

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Discovery & scoping

Workshop session with your marketing, comms and procurement teams. We map out your annual production calendar — events, content, campaigns, ongoing deliverables — and agree the scope of the framework.

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Commercial & legal

Rate card, SLA, framework terms drafted and signed. Procurement-grade documentation with all the financial controls your treasury and audit teams expect.

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Onboarding & governance

Named account team allocated. Monthly governance meetings scheduled. Project management tools, shared dashboards, approval workflows all live within the first two weeks.

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Continuous delivery

Project briefs come in, work goes out. Monthly invoicing against the rate card. Weekly priority calls, monthly governance check-ins, quarterly business reviews.

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Annual renewal & evolve

Year-end review against agreed KPIs and ROI. Framework terms refreshed for the year ahead. New scope categories added as your needs evolve.

OUR CLIENTS

Companies already on framework with us.

Saudi enterprises, government entities, and regional brands we've produced for. Names shown with client permission — many of our most active accounts remain under NDA.

Aramco
NEOM
Tadawul
Tawuniya
Bank Al Jazira
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Ford
Expro
Al-Wa'lan Company
Al-Safi
Al-Ittihad Club
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WHAT'S COVERED

Eight production tracks under one framework.

A framework agreement with Darb covers any combination of these production tracks. Most clients start with two or three and expand as the relationship matures.

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Corporate events

Conferences, product launches, gala dinners, awards, press events.

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Film & video

Corporate films, executive interviews, campaign content, social cuts.

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Photography

Executive portraits, event coverage, campaign shoots, product.

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Design & brand

Brand identity, campaign creative, presentations, reports.

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Print production

Annual reports, brochures, exhibition collateral, branded merchandise.

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Exhibition booths

Custom and modular booth manufacturing for the year's exhibition calendar.

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Content & social

Content engine, social media management, paid campaign production.

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Digital & web

Web platforms, mobile apps, custom software, marketing technology.

WORK SAMPLES

What a year with Darb looks like.

Three anonymised case studies from long-term framework partners. Output volumes are typical of a year-one engagement.

Saudi enterprise · Industrial sector

Multi-year framework — events, film, print, design

On framework since 2022

IndustrialEventsFilmPrint

Industrial enterprise wanted to consolidate from seven separate marketing vendors to one accountable production partner. We took over the full annual production calendar — three major events, monthly film, quarterly campaigns, annual report — and standardised brand consistency across every touchpoint.

7 → 1vendor consolidation
−38%production cost vs prior year
180+deliverables shipped in year one
PIF-backed enterprise · Tech sector

Multi-year framework — content, film, events, brand

On framework since 2023

TechContentFilmBrand

Sovereign-backed technology company needed a marketing production partner with the discipline to scale alongside aggressive content output requirements. Monthly content, quarterly campaign launches, three major annual events, ongoing brand evolution.

12campaigns produced year one
60+videos produced year one
100%delivery SLA adherence
Government entity · Riyadh

Annual framework — events, photography, video, print

On framework since 2021

GovernmentEventsPhotography

Saudi government entity required a production partner with the protocol-handling experience and operating discipline that procurement and internal audit could approve. Two major annual conferences, ongoing executive content, monthly ministerial photography.

4annual renewals running
VIPprotocol-grade operations
0audit findings to date

Detailed references and on-site facility tour available to qualified procurement teams under mutual NDA.

FAQ

Common questions.

Twelve months is the smallest framework we agree. Most clients are on multi-year terms — typically two or three years — because the cost-per-deliverable economics improve every year as the team builds institutional knowledge of your brand, your people and your operating context.
DISCUSS A PARTNERSHIP

Tell us what you're producing, we'll set up a scoping call.

A short note on your organisation, what you produce in a typical year, and what's driving the interest in a framework partner. We respond within one business day and schedule a scoping call.

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