Planning

Web Archiving and Hosting Services

LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT

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Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government is initiating a procurement process for "Web Archiving and Hosting Services" within the services industry category. Located in Cardiff, the procurement is currently in the planning stage, with key early market engagement set until 5pm on Wednesday 5th February 2025. The government is seeking suppliers capable of comprehensive web archiving and hosting solutions, which include capturing and storing thousands of web pages and data in native formats, ensuring content remains accessible and intact. The deadline for expressing interest and completing a short questionnaire is crucial for potential participants.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in digital archiving and hosting services. Businesses with expertise in comprehensive web crawls, data storage, and high integrity archiving are well-suited for this contract. Additionally, firms with capabilities to handle a variety of web content, including rich media and dynamic content, can leverage their services to meet the stringent requirements of the Welsh Government. By participating in this early engagement, businesses can potentially secure a role in supporting the information governance and digital preservation needs of a major public authority.

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Notice Title

Web Archiving and Hosting Services

Notice Description

The Welsh Government requires a supplier to provide Web Archiving and Hosting Services.In summary here are the key requirements:A complete and comprehensive annual capture of the 40 smaller sub-sites.* Crawls should meet the ISO 28500 standard and past annual exercises have extracted approximately 6.9TB of data or 600,000 web pages.* All images, media, data and linked documents should also be captured in their native format including rich media, Flash content, hyperlinks, videos, dynamic content, blogs, SharePoint, wikis, commentary, customer forums, content behind logins, form posts, Facebook, and LinkedIn.* Crawls should target our websites and collect the content into its native archive on a schedule.* The content in the archive should then be stored in native format so that the content looks exactly as it did at the moment of collection.* Provide an easy retrieval and "playback" of the web content will in turn create clear audit trails which will support our information governance.* The crawls will be comprehensive with the integrity and functionality of the captured sites being of prime importance. This includes social media and video, whether live-streamed or embedded (including Flash).* Crawls must be completed outside of peak working hours, thus being either overnight or during the weekend, in order to limit traffic on our websites.Complete with Storage and hosting services.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=147354.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-147354
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147354
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72252000 - Computer archiving services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Christine Wells
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

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