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# E-commerce Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/e-commerce-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-032acd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Reading: "E-commerce Platform". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Apr 2022, 12:05 BST. Published submission portal: www.reading.ac.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Reading](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-reading-urn-133870)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 April 2022 at 12:05 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Compliance software package, Financial systems software package, Internet and intranet software package, Networking software package, Networking, Internet and intranet software package (+6 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/e-commerce-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-032acd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032acd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/e-commerce-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-032acd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [reading.ac.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reading.ac.uk%2Fprocurement)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/e-commerce-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-032acd#participate

## Description
The University of Reading uses its current e-commerce system (https://www.store.reading.ac.uk/) to support the selling of products and event bookings for a range of Schools and Functions across the University.  There are three overarching aims in improving the existing system: 1.	Develop a sustainable, more efficient, more engaging and more accessible approach to e-commerce at the University of Reading. This includes closer alignment between the online and physical user experience of e-commerce. 2.	Develop a system which provides better front-end capabilities and user journey for the customer.  3.	Develop a system which provides better back-end capabilities that are streamlined, automated and user-friendly. The development of a new e-commerce system would serve the needs of all schools, functions and organisations linked to the University.  It would also ensure integration with other systems used by departments at the university. The University expects to be issuing a tender fo

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48170000, 48200000, 48210000, 48220000, 48442000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** This procurement concerns a system to allow the University to sell goods and services via an online platform (ie storefront). Please refer to tender documents for further detail.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010187-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-19T11:06:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:10:13.725Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032acd