Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 9 Jul 2025, 18:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - Website Development, Hosting and Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£250,000≈ £63k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT28.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 11 Aug 2025awarded 17 Oct 2025

Awarded to Thinkology Ltd

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College are seeking proposals from suppliers of Website Development, Hosting and Maintenance Services to support replacement of their existing website for a required go-live date of October 2026.

CPV: World wide web (www) site design services · World wide web (www) site operation host services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2034 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used. · Maximum 5 extensions of 12 months per extension.

72413000 World wide web (www) site design services 72415000 World wide web (www) site operation host services

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

Quality: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Implementation and Support: 20%
Presentations: 15%
Technical Requirements: 30%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 5%

Published award criteria (5)

Implementation and Support
Social Value
Presentations
Technical Requirements
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jul 2025, 18:38 BST
Last source update: 18 Sept 2026, 11:27 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Nov 2025
Authority reference: CA16083
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-038764
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): World wide web (www) site design servicesWorld wide web (www) site operation host services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055c6d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 11 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com ↗ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com ↗, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 18 Sept 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
9 Jul 2025, 18:38 BST
Clarification questions by
29 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission deadline
11 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent364 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts354 days ago
1 Nov 2025
Award decision expected by353 days ago
1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published33 days ago
18 Sept 2026, 11:27 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
9 Jul 2025, 18:38 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
7 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 11 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
7 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST
+3 days · was 8 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Contract award notice published
4 Nov 2025, 12:17 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
4 Nov 2025, 12:17 GMT
Contract signature expected
30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
18 Sept 2026, 11:27 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-07: 1 release · 9 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £179,6391 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thinkology LtdSME1 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2034Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (5 x 12 months)	£179,639	17 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - Website Development, Hosting and Maintenance Services · Thinkology LtdSME
Signed
1 Dec 2025
Value
£179,639
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2034 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extensions allowed: Yes (5 x 12 months)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 33 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonThinkology LtdSME · South West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPNP-4638-XNTZ Nuneaton Campus, Hinckley Road, Nuneaton, West Midlands, CV11 6BHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thinkology LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPCW-1479-JCJX Unit 14 Dunchideock Barton, Dunchideock, Dunchideock, Exeter, South West, EX2 9UAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Sept 2026, 11:27 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Nov 2025, 12:17 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Aug 2025, 14:39 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2025, 18:38 BST