Website Development & Maintenance Framework Agreement

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    "description": "Services of a digital supplier with the capabilities to support HIE and our Group companies maintain its existing and future website/s which are built on the open sourced .NET umbraco platform.\nSee attached PIN documentation for full details.",
    "communication": {
      "atypicalToolUrl": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/",
      "futureNoticeDate": "2021-09-22T00:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "72000000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-1479",
      "name": "Highlands and Islands Enterprise",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKM6",
        "locality": "Inverness",
        "postalCode": "IV2 5NA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.hie.co.uk",
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "REGIONAL_AGENCY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Regional or local agency/office"
          },
          {
            "id": "04",
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Economic affairs"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Highlands and Islands Enterprise"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "hieprocurement@hient.co.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 1463245245"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "Please note this Notice is not a Call for Competition. Any future contract opportunities related to this requirement may be published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and/Find a Tender Service (FTS). By issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN), HIE does not make any commitment to procure any of the stated services.\nDates and other information contained in this notice are indicative only and may be subject to change. No other tender documentation is available at this time.\nHIE may use information, comments etc. provided and/or future correspondence when compiling any final tender documents but reserves the right not to accept any such information, comments etc. from any respondent. This decision will be at the sole discretion of HIE.\nAll correspondence regarding this PIN will be via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). PCS is free to use and free to register and also gives access to an on line \"Question & Answer\" facility which must be used to raise all queries relating to this PIN. Please note the last date to raise a query is noon on Friday 6th August 2021 and we will respond by Monday 9th August 2021\nPlease return your completed response by 2pm on Friday 13th August 2021  to hieprocurement@hient.co.uk using the title “Website Tender PIN “ in your email header.\nNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=660444.\n(SC Ref:660444)",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}