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WEBHIE 002 Website support and maintenance

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

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21 Oct 2025 at 00:00

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WEBHIE 002 Website support and maintenance

Notice Description

This is a call-off contract from HIE's Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework. This call-off contract is for the ongoing support and maintenance of the websites from 1 October 2025 for a period of 3 years (until 30 September 2028), with HIE having the option to extend it by up to 1 year (until 30 September 2029). The value stated in this contract reflects the maximum total value including the optional extension period, noting that work will be invoiced on a time-spent basis.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a call-off contract from the HIE Website Maintenance, Support and Hosting Framework.

Options: HIE reserves the right, on giving reasonable written notice from time to time, to require changes to the Services (whether by way of the removal of Services, the addition of new Services such as a business need, or increasing or decreasing the Services or specifying the order in which the Services are to be performed or the locations where the Services are to be provided). HIE shall not require any such change other than where it is permitted by Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Examples of contract modification include but are not limited to: - To provide for additional services by the original supplier that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement -Where services/part of the service provided can be delivered inhouse by HIE/HIE shared IT services and no longer necessitate outsourcing. -Where changes to available technology mean that HIE considers that it would benefit from additional Services of a similar character to the Services. -HIE requires additional Services as a result of changes in Scottish Government policy or as a result of a direction given to them by the Scottish Government.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000813623
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541875
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72250000 - System and support services

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Oct 20254 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 5NA
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness South
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRIGHT DIGITAL MARKETING LTD (T/A BRIGHT SIGNALS

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541875
    WEBHIE 002 Website support and maintenance - This is a call-off contract from HIE's Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework. This call-off contract is for the ongoing support and maintenance of the websites from 1 October 2025 for a period of 3 years (until 30 September 2028), with HIE having the option to extend it by up to 1 year (until 30 September 2029). The value stated in this contract reflects the maximum total value including the optional extension period, noting that work will be invoiced on a time-spent basis.

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