Contract for Staffordshire's History Centre Website

Staffordshire County Council has appointed a supplier to provide:

1. Create a website that enables staff, community groups, new audiences and the general public to explore, share, curate and search the following related to the heritage of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent:

o Stories

o Collections: archives, photographs, films, audio clips

o Other resources

2. Create a website that showcases and markets the service, events and exhibitions.

Key principles for the new website are:

• Rejuvenated online presence
• Marketing for new audiences
• Opportunities for sharing and user participation (including open / linked data).
• Linked to physical visits - especially to exhibitions and events.
• Increasing digitisation
• Increasing digital transactions
• Mobile friendly and accessible
• Clear and strong identity and branding
• User friendly, simple to use and good navigation
• Meets at least the minimum standard approved by Heritage Lottery Fund for accessibility www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding/good-practic… ↗
• Targeted, punchy and clean content. Good quality content that is easy to find.
• Easily discoverable content from Google and other search engines