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title: "Invitation to Tender for Intranet refresh: content management system, website development, design, hosting and support services"
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# Invitation to Tender for Intranet refresh: content management system, website development, design, hosting and support services

Buyer: LONDON COUNCILS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1aa43453-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The recent procurement process initiated by London Councils involves an invitation to tender for an intranet refresh, including content management system, website development, design, hosting, and support services. This open procedure is aimed at enhancing the digital services for the 32 borough councils and the City of London, with the tender period closing on 12 September 2016. The procurement value is estimated at £54,000, with a minimum contract value of £25,000, and the successful bidder is expected to commence service by 3 October 2016, continuing for an initial one-year term through to 3 October 2017. The delivery addresses are within London, United Kingdom.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in internet development services, particularly those proficient in Drupal content management systems and agile web design methodologies. Businesses that can demonstrate experience in web hosting, support, and software maintenance services would be especially well-suited to compete for this contract. The tight timeframe and specific technology requirements create an environment ripe for agile and responsive suppliers to showcase their capabilities and secure a valuable contract with a key public authority.

## Notice

London Councils (LC) represents London's 32 borough councils and the City of London. It is a cross party organisation that works on behalf of all of its member authorities regardless of political persuasion. London Councils makes the case to government, the Mayor and others to get the best deal for Londoners and to ensure that our member authorities have the resources, freedoms and powers to do the best possible job for their residents and local businesses. Previously LC websites were built and managed in a single proprietary content management system: Tagish iSite. The platform has reached its end of life and will be switched off at the end of the 2016 and a replacement is required quickly. Tagish is built in Classic ASP and MSSQL. London Councils needs a new intranet to replace this platform and is committed to Drupal CMS. The bidder will be expected to work closely with a small digital team at LC, who wishes to follow an agile, iterative approach to refreshing its digital services. The contractor will need to work with the digital agency responsible for the old CMS, if possible to continue the life of the platform beyond Dec 2016 and definitely to complete the migration of audited content. The timescale dictates that we opt for a refresh of the design and migration of content as quickly as possible. LC will carry out a content audit and update to information architecture. LC is carrying out a consultation period during August and September and requires wireframe and/or design options as soon as possible to assist this. LC requires hosting, support and maintenance throughout, and for a period of one year. This will be subject to renewal following satisfactory performance. The contract will initially be for one year. The timescales for this project are tight and London Councils are committed to having no break in service to their intranet with a working Drupal platform in place by December 2016. Server requirements are small. The current intranet is hosted on an AWS T2 small server. Full details are in the ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18e19cfc-08aa-4d0f-8702-63523480bb03 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2016 |
| Contract period | 25 Oct 2016 - 8 Jan 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £54,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £51,750 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON COUNCILS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 0AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PANLOGIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48222000 - Web server software package
- 48224000 - Web page editing software package
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services
- 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services
- 72417000 - Internet domain names
- 72420000 - Internet development services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2016 at 14:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18e19cfc-08aa-4d0f-8702-63523480bb03
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9c7e451-7253-4eee-8aba-9e3a3bcf655d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18e19cfc-08aa-4d0f-8702-63523480bb03
  2nd December 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9c7e451-7253-4eee-8aba-9e3a3bcf655d
  26th August 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9CCBE70E-D495-4260-87EE-CE885E373230
  IT0816a - Invitation to tender - London Councils Intranet refresh Appendix B Tender Submission
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/CFDF3362-C15A-4512-AD04-5482F88933C7
  IT0816a - Invitation to tender - London Councils Intranet refresh
- http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/node/30107
  London Councils tender web page

## Notice URLs

- http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk

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