Award

ESC Website Development

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

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09 Jan 2018 at 09:53

Award Notice
Tender

30 Aug 2017 at 14:38

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Kent County Council is currently seeking bids for the "ESC Website Development" project, which is positioned within the Children, Young People and Education Directorate. This procurement process, which falls under the selective method with a negotiated procedure, is aimed at replacing the existing EduKent website to launch a new Education Services Company ('ESC') website by 12 March 2018. The tender period concluded on 2 October 2017, with a total budget of £295,000 allocated for the development of a website that centralises various education services offered by the council. The contract spans from 5 December 2017 through to 4 December 2020, and the award, currently active, was made on 1 December 2017 for £140,800 to The Education Company Ltd.

This tender presents significant opportunities for developers experienced in e-commerce and website design, particularly those focused on delivering excellent user experiences and integrating online sales functionalities. Businesses specialising in internet development services, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The project seeks to enhance the promotional capabilities of multiple educational services and improve accessibility for users, making it an attractive initiative for companies looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ESC Website Development

Notice Description

This requirement is for a website development project within the Children, Young People and Education Directorate. The Council is launching an Education Services Company ('ESC') in the spring of 2018. Nine services will transfer across to the new company including: Early Years and Childcare, Educational Psychology, Safeguarding, EduKent, Schools Financial Services, School Improvement, Governor Services, Skills and Employability and Outdoor Education. We are looking for a developer with a technical focus as a key requirement is to introduce e-commerce. This tender is aiming to replace the EduKent website (www.edukent.co.uk) with a new site which will promote all the services provided by the Council plus offering statutory and other commissioned services and relevant information with a launch date of Monday 12 March 2018. This means the site will promote non-ESC services which won't be delivered by the ESC (such as the Council's Schools Personnel Services and cleaning services etc and services from Gen2 (property related services) and Invicta Law (legal services)). ESC website objectives 1) The ESC website to act as the single front door for all education services delivered out of KCC. 2) To deliver maximum sustainable income for ESC: - by optimising cross/up-selling and bundling - by promoting related products/services. 3) To integrate online sales to the EduKent CRM to deliver data for marketing and on-site cross-selling 4) To provide excellent user experience - single sign-on, responsive design, easy search and navigation, a seamless transfer from the ESC to the e-Learning platform, etc. 5) To feature tailored/relevant, 'sticky' but concise content. 6) To launch the new ESC website on Monday 12 March 2018. Our ultimate goal is to simplify the landscape so that ESC customers only have to go to one central website for all their education services. Due to time and budget constraints it is anticipated that this will initially be achieved in two stages: Stage 1 - A central portal site built to replace - EduKent - www.Edukent.co.uk. As well as selling services, it will offer statutory services and feature bite-sized information. The site will feature libraries of products and information across all nine ESC services. We will also want to migrate the KCC safeguarding blog (https://kentesafety.wordpress.com/), building this into the new site. Stage 2 - Migration of the Schools Financial Services website http://edukentsfs.squarespace.com/ and Early Years and Childcare's www.threadsofsuccess.co.uk. If affordable we will also want to migrate Adventure Kent - http://www.adventurekent.org/. It is anticipated that any contract entered into will provide for flexibility in delivery and as a result reasonable additional services may be added to the contract to allow for continued effective delivery Tenders will be assessed using MEAT award criteria, which will be measured using a Price per Quality Point scoring method. Additional information: All expressions of interest must be made at https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ Expressions of Interest cannot be accepted by any other method and any made by other methods may not be accepted.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3a959615-0b75-41c4-b044-090fece821c3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a130f1aa-ba46-4cfe-be28-390d7bdb6fd4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72420000 - Internet development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£295,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£140,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20178 years ago
Contract Period
15 Dec 2017 - 14 Dec 2020 3-4 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
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE EDUCATION

Further Information

Notice Documents

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