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Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Buyer Address: An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM6, IV2 5NA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: hieprocurement@hient.co.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1463245245

Buyer Name: Wave Energy Scotland Limited

Buyer Address: An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, UKM, IV2 5NA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: wesprocurement@hient.co.uk

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Buyer Name: Orkney Research and Innovation Campus LLP

Buyer Address: The Robert Rendall Building, Franklin Road, Stromness, UK, KW16 3AN, United Kingdom

Contact Email: facilitiesmanagement@orkneycampus.co.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
1086190.0 GBP
Published
17 Jul 2025, 10:36
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to further develop, maintain and host its suite of websites on the Umbraco content management system. This Framework is being procured for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and on behalf of Wave Energy Scotland (WES), Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) and any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, or funded by HIE, WES or ORIC, at any point during the term of this Framework, subject to case-by-case approval by HIE. These services will be required from 1 August 2025 for an initial period of 3 years (unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement) with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: This framework will support the ongoing evolution of our websites. The key tasks under the framework are: 1.Hosting 2.Transfer of existing websites 3.Website planning, scoping, design and build 4.Aftercare – maintenance, support and upgrades 5.Project management and reporting 6.Code red 7.Usability, accessibility and testing 8.Website sustainability 9.Strategic campaign planning and delivery 10.Metrics and optimisation The 3-year budget, excluding VAT but inclusive of travel and subsistence, currently available to deliver these services is between GBP 526,000 and GBP 880,200. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services such as a business need, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Examples of contract modification include but are not limited to: - To provide for additional services by the original supplier that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement. - Where services/part of the service provided can be delivered inhouse by HIE/HIE shared IT services and no longer necessitate outsourcing. - Where changes to available technology mean that one or more of the Contracting Authorities considers that it would benefit from additional Services of a similar character to the Services. - Where one or more of the Contracting Authorities requires additional Services as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government.

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q1 Umbraco and Microsoft Developers

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q2 Prompt Payment Standard Clause

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q3 Cyber Security

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q4 Hosting location – UK servers only

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q5 Implementation, management and delivery methodology – HOSTING

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q6 Implementation, management and delivery methodology –WEBSITE

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q7 Management and Delivery Team

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q8 Inverness Campus Project

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q9 Fair Work

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Q10 Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits

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