--- title: "Re-development of the Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative website" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-02-06" --- # Re-development of the Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative website Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5c215c43-d477-4483-86a0-619f3553021a.json) ## Summary The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is seeking a digital agency for the redevelopment of the Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative website. This initiative falls under the software and internet development services industry and is located in Bristol, England. The tender is currently in the open stage of procurement with a deadline for submissions set for 27th February 2017. The contract period is expected to commence on 13th March 2017 and will last until 12th June 2017, with an estimated value of £15,000. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in web development, particularly those with expertise in creating accessible and user-friendly platforms. Digital agencies that can demonstrate experience with NHS branding guidelines and a strong understanding of content management systems would be well-suited to participate. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises are encouraged to compete, as the buying organisation has indicated a preference for engaging with such entities. ## Notice We are seeking a digital agency to help us develop an innovative, accessible, interactive and informative website. This will be a review, redesign and revamp of our current website http://www.apcrc.nhs.uk/, bringing in and linking to our two toolkits, www.nhsevaluationtoolkit.net and www.nhsevidencetoolkit.net. The website also need to reflect the NHS branding guidelines and take in consideration the design and branding of our host organisation NHS Bristol CGG (https://www.bristolccg.nhs.uk/) and partner organisations South Gloucestershire CCG and North Somerset CCG, however these websites themselves are subject to change over the next two years. This document outlines the requirements for a new website, for which we are seeking to appoint a digital agency partner to design and build the new website. Purpose of the website is three fold: * Promote and communicate the values, vision, strategy and functions of the APCRC in terms of: who we are, what we do, who we support and our impact (impact case studies) * Promoting Knowledge Mobilisation as our mechanism for improving Evidence Informed Decision Making * Act as a resource to support our target audience to access all the right up to date information and tools they need to be self sufficient Audience Our audience are those working in health and social care across the Sustainability and Transformation Plan footprint. * Our primary audiences are: o Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Clinical Commissioning Groups and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (Our funders) o University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, Bristol * Our secondary audiences are: o Providers in Acute, Community, Primary Care, Private and Voluntary sectors; Local authority, NIHR CLAHRCWest, West of England Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN), Bristol Health Partners and the associated Health Integration Teams, Patients and the Public as well as those working in knowledge mobilisation, evidence informed decision making, research and evaluation further afield at a regional and national level. We are seeking a digital agency partner to: a. Develop a look and feel for the website, based on NHS Branding Guidelines and APCRC branding* b. Support the APCRC to review their current branding and logo* c. Develop an information architecture for the site d. Develop or identify an appropriate and easy to use content management system for the site (Note: Our current toolkits use Wordpress) e. Train APCRC staff to enable them to use the Content Management system so that it can be updated on a regular basis f. Ensure the site meets WAI AA accessibility guidelines, AAA where possible g. Create templates for each layout required for the site h. Implement a metadata schema to allow different content types to be associated with each other More in additional info Additional information: i. Implement search and forms j. Integrate social media and RSS k. Manage news, events and training courses l. Implement cookie notifications m. Implement traffic analysis, ideally Google Analytics n. Implement feedback mechanism to allow continual review and improvement of the toolkits, i.e. a pop-up survey o. Use, as a minimum, the principles of usability, or, if budget and time allows, build user testing, into each stage of the design p. Automatically migrate content where possible q. To review current URL and ensure a suitable URL for the site is identified r. To ensure it is compatible with multiple platforms and devises (see section 3) s. Provide technical support for the site on an ongoing basis Website goals a. To provide accessible, easy to use, interactive website that meets the needs of our users. b. To engage key audiences, including commissioners, clinicians, public health practitioners, NHS managers, researchers, patients, carers, service users and the wider general public, particularly in the West of England but also further afield at a Regional and National level c. To showcase the work of APCRC and their partners and encourage participation d. To enhance the 'brand' of APCRC Technical specification The website must comply with the following technical specification a. XHTML 5.0 b. CSS layout using the Zen Garden approach (www.csszengarden.com) c. Compliance with WAI AA accessibility guidelines, and AAA where possible d. Responsive design that works across multiple devices, including mobile, tablets, laptops and desktops e. Cross-browser compatible, as a minimum, with: i. Internet Explorer 7.0 and later ii. Firefox iii. Chrome iv. Safari v. Across multiple mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows vi. Across multiple platforms including Windows, Mac and Linux We anticipate the need to build in a review period after 3 months of use, to ensure the initial structure and functionality meets the users' needs. Look and feel The site must comply with the NHS Branding guidelines. We would like the site to be accessible, easy to use (intuitive) and visually appealing. The website, although serving slightly different functions, will need to have some consistency in style to the two toolkits that have already been developed. The design will be approved by the APCRC Senior Management Team with the final design signed off by the APCRC Advisory Group. Content management system The content management system must be web-based. Ideally, the CMS will be open source. If this is not possible, then it will have very low licensing costs. It needs to be easy to use to allow regular updating and reviewing. Further information in the ITT document on the In-Tend portal ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06ad9609-9cf9-4ab0-a493-8fcc191ada31 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Feb 2017 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 13 Mar 2017 - 12 Jun 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72420000 - Internet development services ## Release History - 6 Feb 2017 at 12:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06ad9609-9cf9-4ab0-a493-8fcc191ada31 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06ad9609-9cf9-4ab0-a493-8fcc191ada31 6th February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Registration In-Tend Registration ## Notice URLs - http://www.apcrc.nhs.uk/ - https://www.bristolccg.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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