Tender

Website Hosting and Support

VISIT KENT LIMITED

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10 Oct 2023 at 09:04

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06 Oct 2023 at 16:07

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contracting process is led by VISIT KENT LIMITED in Canterbury, United Kingdom. The tender titled "Website Hosting and Support" falls under the World wide web (www) site operation host services category. The procurement stage is in the open procedure phase, with a tender period ending on 27th October 2023. The contract is valued at £80,000 GBP, with minimum value at £63,000 GBP. The contract period is from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2026.

This tender for website hosting and support by VISIT KENT LIMITED offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in Umbraco, front-end development, and DMO/tourism web solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited for this tender. Businesses interested should consider submitting proposals that highlight their capacity, skills, experience, and cost breakdown for hosting, ongoing support, and new feature development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Website Hosting and Support

Notice Description

Go To Places currently manage a suite of 20 websites and smaller auxiliary sites. The websites have been built using Umbraco. We are looking for a long-term partner who will undertake the following work: * Website Hosting: Host the GTP suite of websites maintaining a minimum of 99.9% site availability. * Ongoing Support: Take on the ongoing maintenance and support of the frontend websites and the CMS, this includes: bug fixes, minor feature development and technical optimisation. * New Feature Development: Support us in improving the existing websites through the development of new features, functionality enhancements and design updates. Please submit your proposal by 5:30 pm on 27th October 2023. Your response must include: * A brief outline of your agency's current setup, to include capacity / resource to undertake the work, team makeup and skill sets, and an overview of current clients * Experience of Umbraco and front-end development * Experience of delivering DMO/tourism web solutions * A project outline showing how you would manage the migration from our current agency to yours * Your approach to identifying and managing risks during this migration * Your approach to the delivery of support and new feature development, including key processes and SLAs * Your approach to user acceptance testing and release management * Cost breakdown for: o Hosting o Ongoing support (assuming 20-30h/month, to be reviewed quarterly) o New feature development (ad-hoc; please specify hourly or day rates)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56064bf2-9df2-4879-bec1-68abedbf19bc
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VISIT KENT LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CANTERBURY
Postcode
CT1 2JB
Post Town
Canterbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ44 East Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Canterbury
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Canterbury

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