Award

CoWC Website and Associated Services

CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2024 at 16:18

Tender

20 Mar 2024 at 16:33

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Wolverhampton College, located in the West Midlands region, has recently awarded a contract for the "CoWC Website and Associated Services" project. This procurement, classified under "web page editing software development services" (CPV code 72212224), involves a full redevelopment of the college's website. The procurement was conducted using a restricted procedure due to organisational time constraints, providing opportunities for select suppliers to participate. SOWDEN & SOWDEN LIMITED has been awarded the contract, which was signed on 5 August 2024. The contract will include the redevelopment of the website, alongside various maintenance and support services over a period of up to 60 months, initially set for 36 months with optional extensions.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for web development and digital marketing agencies skilled in delivering comprehensive digital solutions. The focus on drawing prospective students with a sales-driven and discovery platform aligns well with agencies experienced in educational marketing and website management. Businesses specialising in content management systems (CMS) training, bug fixes, source code maintenance, and automated deployment processes will find this contract particularly suitable. The selective nature of the procurement method ensures that only qualified firms with robust capabilities and track records have been chosen, making participation highly beneficial for firms in the industry.

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Notice Title

CoWC Website and Associated Services

Notice Description

The City of Wolverhampton College is looking to work with a web development and digital marketing agency/supplier to undertake a full redevelopment of current website.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Wolverhampton College is looking to work with a web development and digital marketing agency/supplier to undertake a full redevelopment of current website. Aim is to is to have a website that has a sales-driven and discovery platform - a place for prospective students to browse our courses, consider career paths and find out about the facilities and support what college has to offer. In addition to the about the hosted service requirements, services to included but not limited to: * Bug fixes for issues reported by the customer via the helpdesk. * Periodic checks on event logs for errors and warnings and applying patches. * Training on CMS for new releases. * Resolving technical issues with third-party service providers on behalf of the customer * Source code maintenance and collaboration * Automation of deployment * Maintenance of website on 2 environments staging and production * Release deployments on production server * Monthly reports via a dashboard and electro

Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044af8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024579-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72212224 - Web page editing software development services

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£97,110 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20241 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
CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ashana@wolvcoll.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1902317517

Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV14 6BT
Post Town
Wolverhampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands

Local Authority
Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward
Bilston North
Westminster Constituency
Wolverhampton South East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOWDEN & SOWDEN

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