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Chelmsford College Website tender

Chelmsford College

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

12 Oct 2026 at 13:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

12 Oct 2026 at 10:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

12 Oct 2026 at 08:11

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

09 Oct 2026 at 13:16

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

22 Sep 2026 at 11:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Chelmsford College is seeking a supplier to design and build a replacement website using ASP.NET. The site should use a mobile-first design and appeal to students, parents, local businesses and other user groups, while attracting prospective students. The work is website design and development. The College also requires the designs to meet WCAG accessibility standards. The service will be delivered in the United Kingdom.

The College invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The procurement is a single lot and is reserved for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The estimated gross value is £50,000. The contract period runs from 1 February to 31 August 2027. Enquiries were due by 30 October 2026 at 23:59 UTC, and submissions by 6 November 2026 at 23:59 UTC. Electronic submission is allowed, with offers to be emailed to the College and labelled as tender submissions. Evaluation weights are usability (45%), a product demonstration (30%) and price (25%). The demonstration is expected to cover several pages and include a question session. The College may seek short-term ongoing support, to be confirmed before website delivery.

This opportunity suits a web development supplier with the capability to build and design websites in ASP.NET, deliver a mobile-first experience for varied audiences, and meet WCAG accessibility requirements. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the proposed design through a presentation of several sample pages and explain how the website will work in practice. The usability assessment covers functionality, accessibility, and support and training for College staff, so relevant delivery and user-support experience will help suppliers address the evaluation. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises are eligible under the participation reservation. The requirement is a focused website replacement rather than a multi-lot programme, with the option of possible short-term support after development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Chelmsford College Website tender

Notice Description

The College is looking for a company to build a new website in ASP.net to replace our current website. It should appeal to all of our user groups: students, parents, local businesses, etc. We are looking for a mobile first design that will capture the interest of prospective students. We would also ask that all designs are able to meet the accessibility standards set out by the WCAG

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: There may be a possibility of ongoing short term support which is asked about in the bidder questions that decision will not be made at point of award but will be clearly communicated to the winning bidder before delivery of the website

Planning Information

We are looking to have our website written in ASP. net, however we understand this in not a popular language to use for websites. We are looking to gauge the level of interest as well as answer a couple of questions before we finalise our documents and go out to tender. We know that Umbraco is the biggest platform for websites written in ASP.net and so want to know a bit more about the system our questions are as follows: If the website is created using Umbraco are we able to host internally or will any site need to be hosted externally? we are looking to add a payment portal but have no fixed idea on what that would be what are the most commonly used ones for you? Our current internal system is Classic ASP, this is being updated to ASp.net do you forsee any issues connecting to our current setup? The value of this tender has been left blank could you advise us what you believe the costing for this project would be? What would be your projected timeline for this project as we want to avoid going live around September when we are busiest? if you are able to answer these questions please drop me an email at MilesC@Chelmsford.ac.uk and i can arrange a chat if necessary

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077751
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096097-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
6 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
23 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Chelmsford College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM2 0JQ
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

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