Planning

LINETS Web Portal

CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE

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Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in Edinburgh, UK, is at the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of the LINETS Web Portal in the social protection industry category. The deadline for submitting completed RFI Questionnaires is 12:00 on 14th August 2023, with the future notice date set for 2nd October 2023.

This tender for the LINETS Web Portal presents an opportunity for businesses to provide hosting, development, support, and maintenance services. Companies experienced in web portal management and IT solutions are well-suited to compete. By meeting the requirements set by LINETS, businesses can secure a contract that involves hosting the existing web portal, upgrading to a new version, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and web accessibility guidelines.

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Notice Title

LINETS Web Portal

Notice Description

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, on behalf of LINETS would like to notify you of a potential opportunity for the provision of the LINETS Web Portal including hosting, development, support and maintenance. A Request For Information questionnaire has been developed and should be completed and returned before the deadline by any suppliers interested in this opportunity.

Lot Information

Lot 1

LINETS has an existing web portal which provides around 1800 public sector subscribers with a single sign-on gateway to premium legal databases and research material hosted on suppliers online platforms. The existing web portal is built using Joomla v3 and hosted externally. An upgrade to version 4 is planned during the existing contract. The site is visited by around 300 users daily/1,200 monthly, with around 25,000 page views per month. Users sign into the portal using accounts created by LINETS staff. LINETS is looking for a single supplier to host, develop and support a solution that meets the following aims: All existing features to be retained; Developed using commonly used software and a standard template to ease future maintenance; It should be possible for non-technical staff to maintain the user database and edit site content; The ability to offer single sign-on access to the LINETS site from users corporate networks may be a future requirement; Compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018; Meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines; Includes a development environment for the proving of changes and patches prior to implementation in the production environment; Secure role-based access control with multi-factor authentication for site administrators; A seamless migration from the current contract to the new contract with little or no disruption to users, and the same at the end of the new contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483252
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS 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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48224000 - Web page editing software package

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Oct 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1LA
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
TLM Scotland

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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