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T2714 Upgrade and contract extension of the Content Management System (CMS) for Council Websites
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast City Council: "T2714 Upgrade and contract extension of the Content Management System (CMS) for Council Websites". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Belfast City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Belfast City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
John McQuillan (Contracts) LtdTop vendor: 56.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 43 active published awards; 4 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| John McQuillan (Contracts) Ltd | 1 win | £3,257,922 |
| Ralph Appelbaum Associates | 1 win | £1,736,159 |
| WJM | 1 win | £800,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT | Last source update18 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05fa34 | ||
What is being bought
The Council requires an upgrade to the current Content Management System provided by Professional Granite Consulting LTD to ensure continued use and to meet the operational requirement to create, edit, organise, and publish content on Council websites. The system provides the structure for managing text, images, videos, and other digital assets.
The current Content Management System is no longer supported post December 2026 and a migration to a different platform is required. Removal of maintenance, support and upgrades post December 2026 poses a significant security and reputational risk to the organisation.
The contract period for this contract is four (4) years due to the financial investment required for the upgrade of the Content Managment System and to enable the Council to carry out a full appraisal of the requirement and a long term plan for the future.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
18 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT - Official notice release published
4 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT - Status changed to complete
19 Dec 2025, 11:59 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Dec 2025, 11:59 GMT - Buyer information updated
19 Dec 2025, 11:59 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
18 Feb 2026, 13:08 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 17 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £325,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Professional Granite Consulting Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £325,000 · signed 17 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 18 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT — 17 Feb 2030, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Belfast City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQXY-5321-CGZMDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThis notice is issued in accordance with Chapter 3 Direct Award, Schedule 5, point 7 of the Procurement Act 2023 to advise of and explain the use of the Direct Award procedure in this instance.
The upgrade and extension of the current content management system provided by Professional Granite Consulting LTD is required due to:
- a change in supplier would result in the Council receiving goods, services or works that
are different from, or incompatible with, the existing services as the current system has
undergone development and customisation that no other system could immediately
provide.
- the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in
operation or maintenance as the current system provides the structure and backbone to
all Council websites, a change or removal of this system would result in significant
operational difficulties. |