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Award

11 Dec 2020 at 09:57

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has initiated a procurement process titled “Award of RESAS/012/20 - ‘Environmental Standards Scotland’ Website Development - Call-off Digital”. This tender falls under the services industry category and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Currently at the Award stage, the procurement period commenced on 11th December 2020 and is scheduled to conclude on 30th June 2021. The primary objective is to appoint a contractor to design, build, and host a website for a new independent public body responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental law across Scotland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for web development and digital marketing firms looking to expand their business portfolios. Companies specialising in user-friendly website design, Open Source Content Management Systems, and those with experience in hosting and support services would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, businesses that can demonstrate expertise in accessibility and SEO will find this procurement particularly relevant as Environmental Standards Scotland gears up to promote its commitments to environmental law and engage effectively with the public and stakeholders.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Award of RESAS/012/20 - 'Environmental Standards Scotland' Website Development - Call-off Digital...

Notice Description

Introduction1. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a contractor to design, build and provide hosting for a website for a new independent public body called 'Environmental Standards Scotland' (ESS).2. ESS will be responsible for making sure that public bodies in Scotland correctly apply environmental law, and that environmental law in Scotland is effective in protecting nature. It will need to promote and communicate its remit to its stakeholders i.e. the general public, public and non-governmental organisations, and other interested groups. In addition, it will also need a mechanism for these stakeholders to feed-in information to ESS on any concerns they may have about the effectiveness of public organisations in complying with environmental law.3. Although ESS will become active on the 1st January 2021 it will not become fully established as a legal entity until later on in 2021. As such, for its immediate requirements, the new website will be relatively basic in structure and content. This will be followed later on in 2021 with a comprehensive review of the organisation's longer-term website requirements. Accordingly, the initial website to be built will either be re-developed or superseded.Responsibilities4. A project team within Scottish Government's Environment & Forestry Directorate are responsible for the arrangements to get ESS established including the website. They will provide the following:-Organisation name-Domain name registration-All website content-Information on stakeholders and their expectations-Any branding-Google analytics tracking code5. The Contractor will provide the following:-A user-friendly and accessible website which includes a contact form-A web accessible Open Source Content Management System (CMS)-A website accessible through different digital platforms e.g. laptops, smart phones-Provide training on the Content Management System-Website content related to site build e.g. privacy, cookies etc.-Method of user data collection-Website user testing environment-Site management information-Hosting arrangements-On-going support and maintenance-Search engine optimisation-Pen Testing-Load Testing-File/Database Backup and Recovery-Helpdesk provision and Incident Management

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000637308
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401922
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
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

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£16,880 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Nov 20205 years ago
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
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Fife College

Forestry and Land Scotland

Moray Council

NHS Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

SASA - Scottish Government

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

University of Glasgow

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOTHWELL
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
31
Supplier Names

A.C.T Heritage Ltd

AMD Contract Services

Argyll & Bute Council Roads

Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

Changeworks

Chas Stewart Plumbing & Heating Engineers Limited

FLN Consulting Engineers

Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Glade Deer Management

Glowworm Books & Gifts Ltd.

Hamiltons Environmental Ltd

Harper Macleod LLP

Harvey Nash

John Graham Ltd

Kantar Worldpanel

Laurent Bienfait Woodland Services Ltd

Levenseat Ltd

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

MLL Telecom Ltd

Meldrum Construction (Perth) Ltd

Morris & Spottiswood

Orlo

Philips Electronics UK Limited

Pinacl Solutions UK Limited

R Groom tree services

SWARCO Traffic Ltd

SYSTRA LIMITED

Softcat Plc

The Double A Trading Co Ltd

The Gate Worldwide

Venesky Brown Ltd

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