--- title: "Website Hosting and Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "VISIT KENT LIMITED" published: "2023-10-10" --- # Website Hosting and Support Buyer: VISIT KENT LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9195ff86-15cc-4a37-85e8-c634b781606d.json) ## Summary The public procurement contracting process is led by VISIT KENT LIMITED in Canterbury, United Kingdom. The tender titled "Website Hosting and Support" falls under the World wide web (www) site operation host services category. The procurement stage is in the open procedure phase, with a tender period ending on 27th October 2023. The contract is valued at £80,000 GBP, with minimum value at £63,000 GBP. The contract period is from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2026. This tender for website hosting and support by VISIT KENT LIMITED offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in Umbraco, front-end development, and DMO/tourism web solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited for this tender. Businesses interested should consider submitting proposals that highlight their capacity, skills, experience, and cost breakdown for hosting, ongoing support, and new feature development. ## Notice Go To Places currently manage a suite of 20 websites and smaller auxiliary sites. The websites have been built using Umbraco. We are looking for a long-term partner who will undertake the following work: * Website Hosting: Host the GTP suite of websites maintaining a minimum of 99.9% site availability. * Ongoing Support: Take on the ongoing maintenance and support of the frontend websites and the CMS, this includes: bug fixes, minor feature development and technical optimisation. * New Feature Development: Support us in improving the existing websites through the development of new features, functionality enhancements and design updates. Please submit your proposal by 5:30 pm on 27th October 2023. Your response must include: * A brief outline of your agency's current setup, to include capacity / resource to undertake the work, team makeup and skill sets, and an overview of current clients * Experience of Umbraco and front-end development * Experience of delivering DMO/tourism web solutions * A project outline showing how you would manage the migration from our current agency to yours * Your approach to identifying and managing risks during this migration * Your approach to the delivery of support and new feature development, including key processes and SLAs * Your approach to user acceptance testing and release management * Cost breakdown for: o Hosting o Ongoing support (assuming 20-30h/month, to be reviewed quarterly) o New feature development (ad-hoc; please specify hourly or day rates) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56064bf2-9df2-4879-bec1-68abedbf19bc | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 27 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £80,000 | | 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 | VISIT KENT LIMITED | | Locality | CANTERBURY | | Post town | Canterbury | | Postcode | CT1 2JB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent | | Local authority | Canterbury | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Canterbury | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services ## Release History - 10 Oct 2023 at 09:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56064bf2-9df2-4879-bec1-68abedbf19bc - 6 Oct 2023 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56064bf2-9df2-4879-bec1-68abedbf19bc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56064bf2-9df2-4879-bec1-68abedbf19bc 10th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d1954200-3d54-421a-b7f9-1fd01f9818fe Contract requirements and brief - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/44c61de9-790c-4b53-9801-fbbe4afb9e84 Response submission form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3fbdb7aa-daae-4e47-873b-b3f9917198f2 Tender questionnaire to be completed by all submitting parties ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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