Award

Web Publishing Platform

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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AwardUpdate

04 Jan 2023 at 00:00

Award

22 Jul 2021 at 00:00

Tender

24 Feb 2020 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for a Web Publishing Platform to Manifesto Digital Limited. The procurement process was completed on 22nd July 2021. The initiative falls under the services category with a contract value of GBP 760,000. The University aims to transition to a new corporate University Web publishing service, enhancing user experience and facilitating ongoing business demands.

This contract presents an opportunity for suppliers, especially those experienced in developing digital platforms for the education sector, to engage with the University of Edinburgh. With a focus on quality and innovation, businesses with expertise in cloud-hosted platforms and modular web solutions would find this tender particularly suited to their capabilities. The selective procurement method employed highlights the University's commitment to finding partners who can meet their specific criteria for scalability and user-centered development.

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Notice Title

Web Publishing Platform

Notice Description

The University of Edinburgh (the University) wishes to appoint a supplier to provide a Platform as a Service (PaaS) based solution for the development of a Website Publishing Platform. This platform needs to be flexible and improve iteratively to support the ongoing business and user demands. Please refer to Section II.2.4 of this notice for further definition around the scope of this procurement. This procedure will be carried out in accordance with Regulation 29 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T). When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regards for the selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This modification notice relates to a specific use case that is within the existing scope of the contract. Specifically, this includes the consolidation and transition of the various Degree Finders websites to the new web publishing platform that has been developed and provided by the appointed supplier, and follows the same specification and methodology as included under the originally appointed contract. This use case is anticipated to be completed within the original term including extensions of the originally awarded contract. This modification relates only to the overall value of the awarded contract, which has been increased by less than the 50% limit stated by the regulations.

Renewal: The contract duration is 3 years with the option to extend for an additional 3 years at 12-month intervals, at the discretion of the University.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000613584
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468065
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48825000 - Web servers

72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services

72212222 - Web server software development services

72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,009,296 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jul 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Should the maximum number of extensions be exercised (3+1+1+1) this contract will be due for renewal in 2026.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Additional Buyers

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Contact Name
Billy Robertson, Tim Higgins
Contact Email
billy.robertson@ed.ac.uk, tim.higgins@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1316502508

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MANIFESTO DIGITAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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    Web Publishing Platform - The University of Edinburgh (the University) wishes to appoint a supplier to provide a Platform as a Service (PaaS) based solution for the development of a Website Publishing Platform. This platform needs to be flexible and improve iteratively to support the ongoing business and user demands. Please refer to Section II.2.4 of this notice for further definition around the scope of this procurement. This procedure will be carried out in accordance with Regulation 29 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T). When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regards for the selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU notice.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL422097
    Web Publishing Platform - The University of Edinburgh (the University) wishes to appoint a supplier to provide a Platform as a Service (PaaS) based solution for the development of a Website Publishing Platform. This platform needs to be flexible and improve iteratively to support the ongoing business and user demands. Please refer to Section II.2.4 of this notice for further definition around the scope of this procurement. This procedure will be carried out in accordance with Regulation 29 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T). When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regards for the selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU notice.

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                    "description": "The supplier has supported the buying organisation in transitioning numerous websites to a new web publishing platform that they provided under the original contract. This modification notice relates to a particular use case that is within the existing scope of the original contract. Specifically, this relates to the consolidation and transition of the various Degree Finders websites to the new web publishing platform that has been developed and provided by the appointed supplier, and follows the same specification and methodology as included under the originally appointed contract. However, the volume and poor state of the existing web pages together with increased staff turnover within the buyer organisation has necessitated more support from the appointed supplier to ensure the successful and timely completion of this use case.",
                    "rationale": "Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: In delivering the original contract the supplier built a unique experience of the existing legacy infrastructure and how to migrate to the new platform while mitigating the likely technical and operational risks that they have faced. Given this use case follows the exact same methodology of the current contract, together with the suppliers detailed knowledge of the web publishing platform they have provided, they are in a unique position to be able to deliver this use case efficiently. To appoint a new supplier would incur additional set-up and planning costs while the new supplier familiarised with the existing legacy technical and operational structure of the buyer, along with the new web publishing platform. In addition, the costs making up this use case are based on rates that were competitively tendered under the original appointment without any further indexation applied, and so are unlikely to be materially improved under competition."
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