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Web Contents Management System

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

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10 Sep 2026 at 12:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured website content management services, including website hosting, website search-engine hosting, licensing and ongoing support. This is an IT services requirement covering the software and technical infrastructure needed to manage and publish the university’s web content, keep its websites hosted, provide hosted search functionality and maintain the associated licences and support arrangements. The buying organisation is Bath Spa University, based at Newton Park in Bath. Delivery was across the United Kingdom. The procurement was for services rather than goods or construction, with the requirement classified under IT services covering consulting, software development, internet and support. It was structured as a single requirement for the university’s web content and hosting environment.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Bath Spa University used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The single requirement was awarded to Terminalfour Solutions Ltd, an SME, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 4 July 2025 and runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026. Its gross value is £83,582.81. The award covered the full requirement: website content management, website hosting, website search-engine hosting, licensing and support. The published evaluation route was a non-competitive direct award rather than an open tender, so there was no competitive assessment of alternative bids reported for this procurement.

This award indicates a buyer seeking an established digital platform provider able to supply a complete web estate service rather than an isolated development project. Relevant competitors would need credible website content-management software, secure and dependable hosting, hosted search capability, licensing administration and responsive technical support. Experience integrating these functions into a university or similarly complex public-sector website would strengthen a future proposition, particularly where multiple content publishers, governance requirements and high availability are involved. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate a stable product, effective service management and the capacity to support the full operating period. The direct-award route shows that a recognised, suitable platform and supplier fit mattered for this requirement, making clear product differentiation and evidence of reliable support important when the need returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Web Contents Management System

Notice Description

Website content managements system, website hosting, website search engine hosting, licensing and support

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085863-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£83,582 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA2 9BN
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Saltford
Westminster Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Terminalfour Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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