--- title: "Support & Maintenance to the Council?s Drupal Corporate Websites" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Support & Maintenance to the Council?s Drupal Corporate Websites Buyer: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a0b01f2e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by the Bath and North East Somerset Council, seeking support and maintenance for their Drupal corporate websites. This tender is classified under the services category, specifically focused on computer-site planning consultancy services and related software programming. The procurement stage is currently active and falls within the tender period that concluded on 10th August 2015. The contract is valued at approximately £50,000, with a contract period starting on 1st September 2015 and ending on 31st August 2018. The location for service delivery is within the South West region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in website support, maintenance, and development, particularly those experienced in Drupal-based environments. Companies that can offer value-added services, such as security patching, consultancy, and hosting solutions, would be well-suited to participate in this tender. Additionally, this is an ideal opportunity for small and medium enterprises looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector, as adherence to transparency and fairness guidelines will be observed throughout the procurement process. ## Notice Introduction You are invited to respond to this Competition Pack for the provision of * Support & Maintenance to the Corporate Websites * Development of the Corporate websites * Hosting of the Corporate Websites (Varient) Of Bath and North East Somerset Council. The Council wishes to procure a Support, Maintenance & ad hoc Development Contract (Main) but may wish to procure, in addition, a hosting contract for its web sites (Variant). 1.2 Overview The Council wishes to establish a single provider Contract for the provision of Support & Maintenance to the Council's Drupal Corporate Website. This is a services Contract and is below the threshold level for the EU Directives. However the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 guidelines will apply in terms of transparency and fairness to all tenderers. 1.3 Specification Overview Main Infrastructure/hardware support & maintenance Application management & support (including security patching) Drupal Development & consultancy Variant Website Hosting Objectives of the Contract Bath & North East Somerset Council are seeking Tenderer(s) who will display best value for money as well as provide added value. As per section one of this document, the contract will ultimately be let on the basis of the most economically advantageous Tender. Scope of Contract The scope of the contract will need to provide for the following: Management & support requirement Development & consulting requirements Security patching Hosting requirements, including DR, backup restore, high availability.(Variant) Consultancy Additional information: All documents for this tender are available on the Supplying the South West Portal only: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk All documents for this tender are available on the Supplying the South West Portal only: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9fcdc7d-9189-44fc-8563-f0ad7773ded9 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2015 - 31 Aug 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL | | Locality | BATH | | Post town | Bath | | Postcode | BA1 5AW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset | | Electoral ward | Kingsmead | | Westminster constituency | Bath | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9fcdc7d-9189-44fc-8563-f0ad7773ded9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9fcdc7d-9189-44fc-8563-f0ad7773ded9 30th July 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_opportunity?OpenForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-9YVG-YJR0N5 Provider contract link ## Notice URLs - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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