This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Jul 2024 at 16:02

Tender

20 May 2024 at 16:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Education has awarded a contract for the development and hosting of the Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) website. The contract, valued at £200,000, involves hosting, maintenance, support services including Helpdesk, additional service days for development, ad-hoc training, and out-of-hours support. The initial contract period is set for two years, with options to extend for two additional periods of two years and one year each. The tender fell under the IT services industry category and adopted an open procurement method. Key dates include the contract signing on 22nd July 2024, following a structured procurement process in adherence to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced in web hosting, development, and maintenance. Firms providing robust support services, including Helpdesk and content management, will find this contract particularly attractive. Given the contract's substantial value and the potential for extensions, it presents a viable growth opportunity for SMEs like the awarded supplier, BEING COMMUNICATIONS LTD, to expand their portfolio and establish long-term business relations with public sector clients. This contract will suit businesses capable of delivering high-quality, comprehensive IT solutions and maintaining strict adherence to performance monitoring standards.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

ID 5077729 - DfE - BMC - Belfast Met Website Development and Hosting

Notice Description

Belfast Met have a requirement for the provision of hosting, development, support and maintenance of the Belfast Met website. The contract shall cover the following - * Hosting Services * Maintenance Services * Support Services including Helpdesk * Additional service days including development, adhoc training and out of hours support. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years from commencement date with the option to extend by two further periods of 2 years and 1 year (+2 + 1). The estimated value of the contract is PS200,000

Lot Information

Lot 1

Belfast Met have a requirement for the provision of hosting, development, support and maintenance of the Belfast Met website. The contract shall cover the following - * Hosting Services * Maintenance Services * Support Services including Helpdesk * Additional service days including development, adhoc training and out of hours support. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years from commencement date with the option to extend by two further periods of 2 years and 1 year (+2 + 1). The estimated value of the contract is PS200,000. Additional information: Contract ValueThe figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Options: Following the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 2 years and 1 year each.

Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial period of 2 years with 2 optional extensions of 2 years and 1 year. 2 years (+ 2 years + 1 year)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0468fa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022891-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48780000 - System, storage and content management software package

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

72212222 - Web server software development services

72212224 - Web page editing software development services

72212780 - System, storage and content management software development services

72212783 - Content management 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
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department of Education
Additional Buyers

Belfast Metropolitan College

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
BT19 7PR
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN09 Ards and North Down
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Ards and North Down
Electoral Ward
Ballygrainey
Westminster Constituency
North Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BEING COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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