Official UK procurement notice
WEBSITE HOSTING, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
Authority: The Swaythling Housing Society Limited (trading as Abri)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAbri is seeking to appoint a partner to deliver ongoing support, maintenance and hosting services for its existing website, abri.co.uk, and associated brand microsites created within the same environment, using existing technology and architecture. These elements are to be delivered within a service level agreement (SLA) covered by a monthly retainer fee.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2034, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Abri are undertaking a Competitive Flexible Procedure with optional reserved stages detailed within the tender pack
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: The award Criteria for this CFP is split across commercial and quality aspects. The quality aspect is split across mandatory and scoreable elements with 6 mandatory and 6 scoreable elements.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2034
- First published
- 6 Oct 2025, 11:06 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 17:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062430- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a88fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from receipt of Invoice
- How it runs
Abri are undertaking a Competitive Flexible Procedure with optional reserved stages detailed within the tender pack
- Risks
Known Unknowns causing possible Modification
(a) There may be a future need to arrange additional services or solution integrations to accommodate the shifting nature of the technology sector, allowing for end of life solution changes, legislation or security changes or other similar additional requirements. In order to accommodate this possible Modification Abri have allocated 100% the total contract value as a Modification limit for this area.
(b) There may be need for additional support in migration to new technology architecture. In the event there is a required change to the technology architecture Abri must be able to arrange support in migration of this technology to ensure no loss in service. In order to accommodate this possible Modification Abri have allocated 50% the total contract value as a Modification limit for this area.
(c) There may be future need for additional phases to redesign of current website following future rebrand of group identity. Abri cannot predict the future need of changes and to ensure Abri can accommodate any changes through the life of the contract this modification has been allocated 50% of the total contract value
Unknown Unknowns causing possible Modification
(a) The addition of up to two twelve month periods to ensure service continuity in the event of high business change or challenge. This includes: future unplanned merger, future unplanned rebranding, non-preventable organisational restructure, Legislative amendments affecting a suitable procedure, natural disaster effecting Abri, War time impacts effecting Abri
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders are to be submitted on electronically via Abri's tendering platform In-Tend : in-tendhost.co.uk/abri/aspx/Home ↗
Timeline
6 Oct 2025 → 29 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published380 days ago6 Oct 2025, 11:06 BST
- Clarification questions by369 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline345 days ago10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by310 days ago14 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts287 days ago7 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent280 days ago14 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 17:06 GMT
- Standstill ends264 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2025- Tender notice published6 Oct 2025, 11:06 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Oct 2025, 13:27 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT31 Oct 2025, 13:27 GMT+7 days · was 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published20 Jan 2026, 17:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 17:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Date for return moved from 03/11 to 10/11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAOS DESIGN LIMITED1 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2032Extensions: the extensions are built as the option to extend by three years in 12 month periods at the requirement of Abri as per the initial tender pack for the Competitive Flexible Procedure. | £130,000 inc. VAT | 5 Jan 2026standstill to 29 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHAOS DESIGN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender