Award

ID 4198777 DfE - Consumer Council - Website design, development, hosting and support

THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

02 Dec 2025 at 10:39

Award

17 Nov 2025 at 16:22

Award

10 Jan 2023 at 14:14

Tender

18 Nov 2022 at 11:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland has completed a procurement process for the provision of website design, development, hosting, and support services. The contract, identified as ID 4198777, falls under the IT services category, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, Internet, and support. Located in Belfast, United Kingdom, this procurement was conducted without prior publication and has been awarded to BT48.COM LTD. The procurement process reached the award update stage on 2nd December 2025, and the contract was initially signed on 4th January 2023. The contract has undergone modifications to accommodate additional development, with a current value of £242,100 and a duration of three years with potential extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in IT services, particularly those focusing on web development and support. Companies equipped with expertise in website design, operation, and hosting will find this contract conducive for business growth. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) like BT48.COM LTD, who specialize in such services and have demonstrated capability in handling dynamic web environments, are well-suited to compete in this domain. Furthermore, businesses that can ensure continuity and integration of services without substantial inconvenience or duplication of costs would find this contract advantageous for establishing long-term client relationships.

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Notice Title

ID 4198777 DfE - Consumer Council - Website design, development, hosting and support

Notice Description

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert economic operators of its intention to modify the value of this contract to facilitate additional development, support and maintenance of its website to continue to meet business needs in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This transparency notice does not place any obligation on the Authority to enter into this modification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

ID 4198777 DfE - Consumer Council - Website design, development, hosting and support - see Specification for further details

Options: This contract is for an initial period of 3 years, with options to extend by 2 further periods of 12 months each

Procurement Information

In order to perform additional website development, support & maintenance to meet business needs, Consumer Council for Northern Ireland require an increase to contract value to ensure continuity of service through to expiry of contract term. The Authority will be relying on Regulation 72(1)(b) Additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement, and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs. This modification is for a total of PS67,250 giving a revised contract value of PS242,100.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038667
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078787-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72212222 - Web server software development services

72212224 - Web page editing software development services

72400000 - Internet services

72410000 - Provider services

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£141,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£141,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£376,600 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
Additional Buyers

THE CONSUMER COUNCIL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8EN
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BT48.COM

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