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Natural England (NE) National Trails website 2022 for Hosting, development, support and maintenance.

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

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28 Jan 2022 at 10:11

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Natural England (NE) as the contracting authority for a project titled "Natural England (NE) National Trails website 2022 for Hosting, development, support and maintenance." This initiative falls within the services industry category and is aimed at enhancing the existing National Trails website, used by approximately 1.5 million unique visitors annually. The procurement method employed is selective, acting as a call-off from a framework agreement, with the tender period concluding on 21 January 2022. The contract's duration runs from 24 January 2022 to 23 January 2023. The project address is located in Peterborough, England, and has a total contract value of £5,100,000, with a minimum value of £2,874,850.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in web hosting, development, and maintenance services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given their suitability for the project requirements. Businesses with expertise in government accessibility standards and content management are particularly well-suited to compete, contributing to the ongoing development and support of a platform integral to outdoor wellbeing and exploration in England and Wales.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Natural England (NE) National Trails website 2022 for Hosting, development, support and maintenance.

Notice Description

Natural England's (NE) priorities for 2020 to 2025 are in supporting the government's 25 Year Environment Plan and aims for people connected to the natural environment for their own and society's wellbeing, enjoyment and prosperity. To support this Natural England (working with Natural Resources Wales) provides a website allowing citizens to find and plan trail walks in England and Wales: Find your perfect trail, and discover the land of myths and legend - National Trails The National Trails website is an established and well used website with circa 1.5 million unique users annually. Not only does it provide the public with information on trail routes but also on facilities, inspiration and events to better enable them to access and enjoy the trails. NE anticipate on-going development requirement under this new agreement will be minimal, there will be a need for specific development support during the period Jan to March 2022. This will primarily be to implement necessary changes to ensure the website meets government accessibility requirements and to create some additional functionality/features on the website platform. In addition there will be the need to regularly add mapping information on new stretches of the England Coast Path National Trail, possibly every month. Requirement is for hosting, maintenance, development and content management support for the National Trails website. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk", ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ace3e6d-aa84-4fac-906c-400b8d40c06a
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,874,850 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Jan 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
24 Jan 2022 - 23 Jan 2023 6-12 months
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
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE1 1NG
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Peterborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BIG BLUE DOOR

Further Information

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