Website replacement: Content Management System/Digital Experience Platform ("The Platform")

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation (known as Bournemouth University) (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK24)

Published estimate£1,040,000≈ £104k / year

Submissions closed 27 Feb 2023

Contract term 10 yrsends 31 May 2033 · starts 1 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bournemouth University (BU) is seeking formal tendered offers for a Content Management System or Digital Experience platform (herein ‘the/platform’) on which BU can operate its website and series of microsites.BU currently utilises Drupal 7 and has secured extended support beyond the published end of life in November 2023, but we are keen to secure our future platform promptly.

CPV: World wide web (www) site operation host services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1 10 yrsPublished value£1,040,000

Contract period: 1 Jun 2023 – 31 May 2033 (10 yrs)

Delivery: South West

Variant bids: not allowed

72415000 World wide web (www) site operation host services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 27 Jan 2023, 12:13 GMT
Last source update: 27 Jan 2023, 12:13 GMT
Award evaluation window: 27 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference: ITPD0165
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-002596
Classification (CPV): World wide web (www) site operation host services
Delivery area: South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039b5f Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity ↗

Submission deadline: 27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity ↗

Timeline

27 Jan 2023 → 1 Jun 2023 · 4 dates

Notice published
27 Jan 2023, 12:13 GMT
Submission deadline
27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation (known as Bournemouth University)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB., Poole, South West, BH12 5BBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria