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Professional digital content design expertise

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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25 Apr 2017 at 11:26

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18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is conducting a procurement process for "Professional Digital Content Design Expertise". This contract is valued at £230,000 and falls under the services category, specifically focusing on information technology requirements and strategic planning services. The contract period runs from 1 October 2015 to 30 April 2016. The tender process is complete, with an active award to Scroll LLP announced on 1 October 2015. Businesses had until 1 September 2015 to submit their tenders, while the award notice was published on 25 April 2017.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in digital content design and information technology services to engage with Defra's initiatives aimed at enhancing customer-facing guidance and reducing call volumes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, given the focus on skill development and delivering innovative solutions to support Defra's digital transformation goals.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Professional digital content design expertise

Notice Description

Amended: Contract Varied 2016 and 2017. To retain 7 professional digital content designers (who, as part of a larger team, redesigned all our customer facing guidance over the past two years) via an external supplier from 1 October 2015 to 30 April 2016. Key outcomes will be to: * Drive down customer call volumes releasing early savings across Defra organisations. * Meet the SoS commitment to improve the online farming offer. * Skill up internal staff as digital content designers. * Meet the department's content requirements during the transitional period until a central digital content team is in place Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6cc89f4-3dc9-4ea0-abd5-fe1343573873
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

72223000 - Information technology requirements review services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£230,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£683,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Apr 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 201510 years ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2015 - 30 Apr 2017 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3JR
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SCROLL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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