--- title: "Professional digital content design expertise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2017-04-25" --- # Professional digital content design expertise Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-21a9ebc0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is conducting a procurement process for "Professional Digital Content Design Expertise". This contract is valued at £230,000 and falls under the services category, specifically focusing on information technology requirements and strategic planning services. The contract period runs from 1 October 2015 to 30 April 2016. The tender process is complete, with an active award to Scroll LLP announced on 1 October 2015. Businesses had until 1 September 2015 to submit their tenders, while the award notice was published on 25 April 2017. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in digital content design and information technology services to engage with Defra's initiatives aimed at enhancing customer-facing guidance and reducing call volumes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, given the focus on skill development and delivering innovative solutions to support Defra's digital transformation goals. ## Notice Amended: Contract Varied 2016 and 2017. To retain 7 professional digital content designers (who, as part of a larger team, redesigned all our customer facing guidance over the past two years) via an external supplier from 1 October 2015 to 30 April 2016. Key outcomes will be to: * Drive down customer call volumes releasing early savings across Defra organisations. * Meet the SoS commitment to improve the online farming offer. * Skill up internal staff as digital content designers. * Meet the department's content requirements during the transitional period until a central digital content team is in place Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6cc89f4-3dc9-4ea0-abd5-fe1343573873 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Apr 2017 | | Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Sep 2015 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2015 - 30 Apr 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £230,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £683,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3JR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SCROLL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services - 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services ## Release History - 25 Apr 2017 at 11:26 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6cc89f4-3dc9-4ea0-abd5-fe1343573873 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6cc89f4-3dc9-4ea0-abd5-fe1343573873 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6cc89f4-3dc9-4ea0-abd5-fe1343573873 25th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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