Official UK procurement notice
WFD Website Hosting and Support Services
Authority: THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWFD is seeking a reliable provider to deliver ongoing hosting, technical support, security, maintenance and development services of www.wfd.org ↗.
Our website is a key WFD communication channel. It provides information about WFD's experience, relevance, activities, and impact to a range of audiences around the world including citizens, governments, members of parliament, parliamentary staff, academics and researchers.
The website must be compliant with all relevant legislation, including the Data Protection Act and the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. It must also comply with the UK Government secure website principles: Security overview for websites - The GDS Way.
Deliverables and scope of work includes but not limited to:
Hosting www.wfd.org ↗
Providing ongoing technical maintenance and services for www.wfd.org ↗ including but not limited to:
Ongoing maintenance of the CMS (including bugs and CMS updates)
Annual usability/accessibility review
Ensuring the website is secure and compliant with the relevant regulations, including accessibility standards
Ensuring processes are in place for the monitoring and analysis of website performance, and supporting WFD to evaluate its effectiveness.
Build new or change existing website functionality for www.wfd.org ↗ as requested by WFD on a day rate basis.
Providing strategic advice and recommendations for improving the website
Website specification
Content management system: (CMS) Drupal 10
File tree size (except public files): 402M
Public files: 6.3G
Private files: 464K
Database:
MySQL dump size: 52M
MySQL size on disk (including indexes, etc): 910M
Number of modules:
Contrib Drupal modules: 77
Custom Drupal modules: 6
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 8 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework
As this framework will be with a single supplier without further competition, prices submitted as part of this tender will form the basis for contract pricing subject to any agreed review mechanism.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The evaluation process will consist of two stages: Stage 1 - Evaluation of written submissions Stage 2 - Interviews with shortlisted bidders Please refer to the invitation to tender for full details including evaluation criteria.
- “WFD Website Hosting and Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jul 2025, 14:16 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2025, 14:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040540- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05605bFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Tenders must be submitted by email to [email protected] by the stated deadline.
Timeline
16 Jul 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 14:16 BST
- Clarification questions by24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 14:16 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender and clarification questions are hosted on the website page.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender