Official UK procurement notice
(NU/1589-37) Web Services Retainer 2021-2022
Authority: Newcastle University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking to appoint an agency on a retainer for 11 months to support with the following key services:
- Web content development
o Write and edit effective web content:
Using user centred content design principles
Optimised for appropriate readability
Optimised for search engines and mobile devices
To meet the University’s web content guidelines and standards
o Rewrite Newcastle University content so it is more suitable for the web
o Use our content workflow and CMS to develop and publish content
- Web page creation
o Use our content workflow system, GatherContent, to manage content creation and approvals processes
o Create and publish approved web content using one of our content management systems (CMS). We use TerminalFour (T4) as our enterprise level CMS for the web estate on ncl.ac.uk. We also use Hubspot CMS for specific projects and support is required for both.
o Deliver pages that are accessible for users with cognitive and physical difficulties or disabilities.
- Technical Web Development (necessary skills)
- Project management skills
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Programming services of packaged software products · Sales or marketing software development services · Sales or marketing software package · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- yes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Ability to resource the Contract: 40%
- Portfolio examples of similar content: 20%
- Price - Service Level: 20%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Ability to resource the Contract: 40
- Portfolio examples of similar content: 20
- Price - Service Level: 20
- Price: 20
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “(NU/1589-37) Web Services Retainer 2021-2022” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Sept 2021, 09:27 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Sept 2021, 09:27 BST
- Authority reference
DN562373- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023901- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e4cdFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the
award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,
provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the
contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who
have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High
Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive
knowledge of breach.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
(NU/1589-37) Web Services Retainer 2021-2022
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2021
- Value
- £70,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We are seeking to appoint an agency on a retainer for 11 months to support with the… | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £72 – £70,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- WardourAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.