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Official procurement procedure
Provision of a new college website
services
Competitive flexible procedure
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
Published value
£220,000
Submission deadline 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 15:37 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Core facts published
Submission route published
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~54 days
Sector median: 54 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 72)
Based on 10,020 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
13.86%
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
54 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 72)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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|---|---|---|---|
Softcat PlcCRN: 02174990 | 81 contracts | £448,366,267,165 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Civica UK LimitedCRN: 01628868 | 52 contracts | £122,736,173,765 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDCRN: 02548628 | 48 contracts | £201,515,927,413 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Insight Direct UK LtdCRN: 02579852 | 30 contracts | £401,765,587,783 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedCRN: 01782505 | 29 contracts | £4,388,383,540 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
MICROSOFT LIMITEDCRN: 01624297 | 25 contracts | £37,065,306 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedCRN: 00968498 | 23 contracts | £201,770,090,041 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
CDW LtdCRN: 02465350 | 21 contracts | £417,177,590,411 | -41.4% below budget |
BOXXE LIMITEDCRN: 02109168 | 20 contracts | £212,428,552,141 | -19.5% below budget |
DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09098450 | 20 contracts | £1,827,421 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
9/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
| Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Provision of KentChoices website management and servicesKent County Council trading as Procurement Services · 4 Sept 2026, 09:37 BST | £142,500 | same CPV family similar value band |
DSA - Phase II Website Design & ImplementationCity of Doncaster Council · 8 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST | £100,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Provision of Online Exams RenewalCOLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · 3 Sept 2026, 14:56 BST | £450,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Mobile Voice and Data Services 2Crown Commercial Service · 7 Sept 2026, 12:38 BST | £1,500,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Technical Support Services 2026Procurement for Housing · 2 Sept 2026, 14:08 BST | £260,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Cardiff and Vale College: "Provision of a new college website". Published status: active. Published value: £220,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.sell2wales.gov.wales.
| Contracting Authority | Cardiff and Vale College | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 27d 20h left 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Competitive flexible procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £220,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cardiff and Vale College
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cardiff and Vale College. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCardiff and Vale College | Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagescy, en |
Published8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST | Last source update8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f4c6 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
Submission languagescy, en | Expression of interest deadline6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/
Returns only accepted via sell2wales | ||
What is being bought
Cardiff and Vale College is seeking to appoint a company to work with us to develop a new college website. The objective is to create a scalable digital engagement platform that provides the technological foundation for seamless system integration, personalised user experiences, AI innovation and future digital services, ensuring the College can adapt to evolving learner expectations and emerging technologies throughout the lifetime of the platform.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£220,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMTEligibilitySME eligibleOptions / renewalThe contract could be extended to help support future development
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST - Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Cardiff and Vale College
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDWC-8374-VBZGDocuments (6)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 8 Sept 2026, 15:03 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleLack of time, no planning took place to allow for preliminary market engagement |
Procedure rationaleNot published |