Official UK procurement notice
(NU/1589 – 76) Accommodation Website Development
Authority: Newcastle University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking to appoint an agency to develop a new website for our accommodation offer. The current site is over 300 pages and we are looking to reduce it by at least a third to under 100 pages.
The Accommodation site at www.ncl.ac.uk/accommodation/ ↗ is primarily for undergraduate and postgraduate applicants who want to choose and book student accommodation at the University.
The site is a key part of recruitment and conversion activity and accommodation is an important part of the student experience. Secondary audiences include:
- Current students (UG and PG)
- Staff
- Visitors to the University
The objectives of the site development include:
- Developing two distinct user journeys through the site:
o prospective students
o current students living in University accommodation
- Creation of the site in the new design system and the latest version of our CMS, T4 v8.
- Reduce the size of the site, improve user journeys and incorporate improved accommodation content regarding cost and value for money.
- To develop the site in time to support the launch of the accommodation booking system in Jan 2023
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How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a call off on the Marketing (NU/1589) DPS Framework to Lot 1 Web Services, SEO…Awarded
This is a call off on the Marketing (NU/1589) DPS Framework to Lot 1 Web Services, SEO and Digital Content.
We are seeking to appoint an agency to develop a new website for our accommodation offer. The current site is over 300 pages and we are looking to reduce it by at least a third to under 100 pages.
The Accommodation site at www.ncl.ac.uk/accommodation/ ↗ is primarily for undergraduate and postgraduate applicants who want to choose and book student accommodation at the University.
The site is a key part of recruitment and conversion activity and accommodation is an important part of the student experience. Secondary audiences include:
- Current students (UG and PG)
- Staff
- Visitors to the University
The objectives of the site development include:
- Developing two distinct user journeys through the site:
o prospective students
o current students living in University accommodation
- Creation of the site in the new design system and the latest version of our CMS, T4 v8.
- Reduce the size of the site, improve user journeys and incorporate improved accommodation content regarding cost and value for money.
- To develop the site in time to support the launch of the accommodation booking system in Jan 2023
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 (3)
- Ability to resource the Contract: 40%
- Portfolio examples of similar content: 20%
- Service Level: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Able to commence work on 19 September 2022: Pass / Fail
- Ability to resource the Contract: 40%
- Portfolio examples of similar content: 20%
- Service Level: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “(NU/1589 – 76) Accommodation Website Development” 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
- 12 Jan 2023, 10:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2023, 10:37 GMT
- Authority reference
DN628420- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000922- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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
Contract 000922-2023-(NU1589-76)-1
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2022
- Value
- £40,416
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- Revolution Marketing UK LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.