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Published 20 Apr 2023, 13:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Website and Content Management System

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Funding Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Published estimate£60,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 May 2023awarded 17 Jul 2023
Awarded to 6B Digital Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is looking to replace, design and upgrade its website (www.sfc.ac.uk ↗) and replace its existing web content management system (CMS) to improve the site’s user experience.

  • Recurrence: Three years from Contract Award and plus one, plus one year options to extend.

CPV: World wide web (www) site design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1SFC require support to manage and deliver the programmeAwardedRenewal

SFC require support to manage and deliver the programme.

The programme and support require a supplier who will provide a service that includes the following Deliverables,

  1. User Research,
  2. Information Architecture and navigation structure,
  3. Site Design and User Experience,
  4. Web Content Management System (CMS),
  5. Build the site within the CMS including Content Migration,
  6. Future Proofing,
  7. Web Accessibility,
  8. Migration,
  9. Testing and resolution of Issues Identified,
  10. Deployment and go-live,
  11. On-going support, maintenance and development,
  12. Future Development
  13. Hosting (on SFC Cloud).
Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for an additional one plus one years.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Three years from Contract Award and plus one, plus one year options to extend.
First published
20 Apr 2023, 13:19 BST
Last source update
31 Jan 2024, 09:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
SFC 02 04-23
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003153
Classification (CPV)
World wide web (www) site design services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c252 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:756668)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
24 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

24 May 2023 → 31 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 May 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 May 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Jan 2024, 09:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jan 2024, 09:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1212 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
6B Digital LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003153-2024-SFC 02 04-23-1 · 6B Digital LimitedSME

    Signed
    17 Jul 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
SFC require support to manage and deliver the programme12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad12—£55,000 – £151,122
Whole notice———£55,000 – £151,122

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Funding Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilNDPBEducation Apex 2, 97 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5HDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • 6B DigitalAwarded supplier 1 Paragon Business Park, The Office Campus, Red Hall Court, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF1 2UYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.