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Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework

Application service providers
Custom software development services
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Scotland (UKM)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Highlands and Islands Enterprise: "Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityHighlands and Islands EnterpriseScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.4Bids / Report
21.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 23 active published awards; 23 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHighlands and Islands Enterprise
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
Last source update17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationApplication service providers, Custom software development services, Data services, Internet development services, Internet or intranet client application development services, Internet services, Marketing management consultancy services, Marketing services, Programming services of packaged software products, Provider services, Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services, Software programming and consultancy services, System and support services, Systems analysis and programming services, World wide web (www) site design services, World wide web (www) site operation host services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8
What is being bought
THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to further develop, maintain and host its suite of websites on the Umbraco content management system. This Framework is being procured for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and on behalf of Wave Energy Scotland (WES), Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) and any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, or funded by HIE, WES or ORIC, at any point during the term of this Framework, subject to case-by-case approval by HIE. These services will be required from 1 August 2025 for an initial period of 3 years (unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement) with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
  5. Published value updated to £1,173,600
    24 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    24 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    24 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    24 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    24 Mar 2025, 09:06 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This framework will support the ongoing evolution of our websites. The key tasks under the framework are: 1.Hosting 2.Transfer of existing websites 3.Website planning, scoping, design and build 4.Aftercare – maintenance, support and upgrades 5.Project management and reporting 6.Code red 7.Usability, accessibility and testing 8.Website sustainability 9.Strategic campaign planning and delivery 10.Metrics and optimisation The 3-year budget, excluding VAT but inclusive of travel and subsistence, currently available to deliver these services is between GBP 526,000 and GBP 880,200. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Jul 2025, 11:36 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £1,086,190
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1,086,190 · signed 17 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 5 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 5 (lot 1)
smeBids: 5 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1479
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  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
    buyer

    An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM6, IV2 5NA
    hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
    +44 1463245245

  • Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP
    buyer

    The Robert Rendall Building, Franklin Road, Stromness, UK, KW16 3AN
    facilitiesmanagement@orkneycampus.co.uk
    +44 1463245245

  • Wave Energy Scotland Limited
    buyer

    An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM, IV2 5NA
    wesprocurement@hient.co.uk
    +44 1463245245

  • Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)
    supplier

    33 Lynedoch St, Glasgow, UKM82, G3 6AA

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
    reviewBody

    The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1AH
    inverness@scotcourts.gov.uk
    +44 1463230782
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