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title: "WFD Website Hosting and Support Services"
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# WFD Website Hosting and Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wfd-website-hosting-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05605b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED: "WFD Website Hosting and Support Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £50,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-westminster-foundation-for-democracy-limited-gov-ot316)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wfd-website-hosting-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05605b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05605b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wfd-website-hosting-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05605b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Tenders must be submitted by email to procurement@wfd.org by the stated deadline.

## Description
WFD 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/09/2025 to 07/09/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040540-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-16T13:16:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:48:56.391Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05605b