Website Redevelopment Project · UK public procurement notice

• How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure will have three stages: Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate (ITP) Stage The Invitation to Participate stage is composed of 2 sub-stages; A) Procurement Specific Questionnaire B) Project Specific Requirements Evaluation Pricing will not be required or scored at this stage, but suppliers will be required to acknowledge the budget of the project. The Project Specific Requirements section contains a mixture of pass/fail and scored requirements. It is anticipated that a shortlist of the 8 highest scoring Tenderers from stage 1 will proceed to stage 2 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure. In the best interest of all parties, Aston reserves the right to invite more or fewer Tenderers to stage 2, depending on the closeness of the scores. The ranking order will not be disclosed to Tenderers. Tenderers who are not shortlisted will be eliminated from the process at this stage. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage Shortlisted Tenderers will be required to submit a more detailed Tender at this stage, including pricing. Full details will be provided to shortlisted Tenderers on issue of the ITT. Scores from stage 1 will not be carried through to stage 2. It is anticipated that a shortlist of the 3 highest scoring Tenderers from stage 2 will proceed to stage 3 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure. In the best interest of all parties, Aston reserves the right to invite more or fewer Tenderers to stage 3, depending on the closeness of the scores. The ranking order will not be disclosed to Tenderers. Tenderers who are not shortlisted will be eliminated from the process at this stage. Stage 3 - Presentation Stage Shortlisted Tenderers from stage 2 will be required to attend a Presentation/Interview in-person at Aston University, along with a panel of key Aston stakeholders. A brief will be provided at least 10 days prior to the Presentation/Interview date. The presentations are currently expected to take place week commencing 28th July. Please note this is subject to change, so please do not make any travel plans/bookings until the shortlist and the date has been confirmed by Aston. The full procedure details are available on ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f453b617-4924-f011-8136-005056b64545

CPV: World wide web (www) site design services

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

Unspecified in notice

First published

24 Apr 2025, 16:25 BST

Last source update

2 Oct 2025, 10:57 BST

Award evaluation window

Submission end – 11 Aug 2025

Authority reference

1064

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-017448

Latest notice

Contract details notice (UK7)

Classification (CPV)

World wide web (www) site design services

Delivery area

West Midlands (UKG)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-05072e Find a Tender

How it runs

The Competitive Flexible Procedure will have three stages:

Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate (ITP) Stage

The Invitation to Participate stage is composed of 2 sub-stages;

A) Procurement Specific Questionnaire

B) Project Specific Requirements Evaluation

Pricing will not be required or scored at this stage, but suppliers will be required to acknowledge the budget of the project.

The Project Specific Requirements section contains a mixture of pass/fail and scored requirements. It is anticipated that a shortlist of the 8 highest scoring Tenderers from stage 1 will proceed to stage 2 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure. In the best interest of all parties, Aston reserves the right to invite more or fewer Tenderers to stage 2, depending on the closeness of the scores. The ranking order will not be disclosed to Tenderers. Tenderers who are not shortlisted will be eliminated from the process at this stage.

Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage

Shortlisted Tenderers will be required to submit a more detailed Tender at this stage, including pricing. Full details will be provided to shortlisted Tenderers on issue of the ITT. Scores from stage 1 will not be carried through to stage 2.

It is anticipated that a shortlist of the 3 highest scoring Tenderers from stage 2 will proceed to stage 3 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure. In the best interest of all parties, Aston reserves the right to invite more or fewer Tenderers to stage 3, depending on the closeness of the scores. The ranking order will not be disclosed to Tenderers. Tenderers who are not shortlisted will be eliminated from the process at this stage.

Stage 3 - Presentation Stage

Shortlisted Tenderers from stage 2 will be required to attend a Presentation/Interview in-person at Aston University, along with a panel of key Aston stakeholders. A brief will be provided at least 10 days prior to the Presentation/Interview date.

The presentations are currently expected to take place week commencing 28th July. Please note this is subject to change, so please do not make any travel plans/bookings until the shortlist and the date has been confirmed by Aston.

The full procedure details are available on ProContract:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Requests to participate (first stage)

27 May 2025, 12:00 BST

Submission deadline

27 May 2025, 12:00 BST

Clarification deadline

14 May 2025, 17:00 BST

Submission channel

Official e-sourcing portal

Electronic submission

Allowed

Accepted languages

en

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