Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 26 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2025 Website Design & Build Services, and Hosting & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£200,667≈ £52k / year · £250,800 inc. VAT4.1% above final estimate

Submissions closed 22 Oct 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025

Awarded to Thornacre Engineering Ltd

Contract term 3 yrs 10 moends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2035 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue is seeking to award a contract for the provision of a new website

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Oct 2028, 23:59 GMT.
How the procedure runs: The assessment process includes three stages comprising: Participation Stage Tender – Written Stage Tender – Presentation Stage

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs 10 moPublished value£200,667

Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 (3 yrs 10 mo) · up to 31 Oct 2035 with extensionsValue: £200,667 exc. VAT · £250,800 inc. VAT

Extensions: The initial term will expire 31st October 2029 unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract. The Authority may extend the contract for three further periods of 24 months. The maximum contract term is therefore ten years.

48000000 Software package and information systems 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Simple description: Cost 30% Quality 60% (This is made up of the following Sub Criteria: Technical Merit = 35% Presentation = 25%) Social Value 10%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 31 Oct 2028
First published: 26 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST
Last source update: 10 Feb 2026, 14:36 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
Authority reference: DWFRS 2025/017
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060033
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a2f4 Find a Tender

How it runs: The assessment process includes three stages comprising:
Participation Stage
Tender – Written Stage
Tender – Presentation Stage

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 22 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All Tenders must be submitted through In-Tend Bluelight e-Tendering Portal (sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd ↗)

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published390 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST
Submission deadline364 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
Award decision expected by314 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent313 days ago
12 Dec 2025
Standstill ends301 days ago
23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts282 days ago
12 Jan 2026
Latest notice published252 days ago
10 Feb 2026, 14:36 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
26 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Dec 2025, 14:22 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Dec 2025, 14:22 GMT
Contract signature expected
9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Feb 2026, 14:36 GMT
UK7
Procurement method changed
10 Feb 2026, 14:36 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £208,8001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 1313 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thornacre Engineering LtdSME12 Jan 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2035Extensions: The Authority may extend the contract for three further periods of 24 months.	£208,800 inc. VAT	12 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

2025 Website Design & Build Services, and Hosting & Maintenance · Thornacre Engineering LtdSME
Signed
5 Feb 2026
Value
£208,800 inc. VAT
Period
5 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2030 · up to 4 Feb 2036 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Authority may extend the contract for three further periods of 24 months.
6 agreed KPIs: Service Availability · Supplier Email Response Times · Fix Times - Severity Level 1 Service Incidents …
- Service Availability
- Supplier Email Response Times
- Fix Times - Severity Level 1 Service Incidents
- Fix Times - Severity Level 2 Service Incidents
- Fix Times - Severity Level 3 Service Incidents
- Fix Times - Severity Level 4 Service Incidents

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13final-stage tenders	13	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHD-1355-WLCT Service Headquarters, Five Rivers Health & Wellbeing Centre, Hulse Road, Salisbury, South West, SP1 3NRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thornacre Engineering Ltd.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 13412950 173 Thornacre, Barnet, London, EN5 3JZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDocuments may be accessed via the In-Tend Bluelight e-Tendering Portal (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd)

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Feb 2026, 14:36 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 14:22 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST