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# Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/website-development-maintenance-and-hosting-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Highlands and Islands Enterprise: "Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,173,600. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Highlands and Islands Enterprise](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,173,600 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Application service providers, Custom software development services, Data services, Internet development services, Internet or intranet client application development services (+11 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/website-development-maintenance-and-hosting-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/website-development-maintenance-and-hosting-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/website-development-maintenance-and-hosting-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72210000, 72212480, 72230000, 72240000, 72250000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,173,600
- **Description:** 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.Projec...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 040856-2025-FTS 43-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154906`
  - Value: £1,086,190 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 040856-2025-FTS 43-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,086,190
  - Signed Date: 16/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040856-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-17T10:36:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:56:20.112Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a8