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title: "Digital Design System Development"
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# Digital Design System Development

Buyer: LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a4346bfb-fb52-4d62-ad3f-6bef45356fd9

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## Summary

Leeds Trinity University is conducting an open procurement process for the development of a Digital Design System. This tender, titled "Digital Design System Development," seeks to create sustainable Digital Services for the university's external website and other communication platforms. The invitation to tender opened on 11th June 2019, with a submission deadline of 28th June 2019. The project falls under the "World wide web (www) site design services" category, with a budget allocation of £35,000, and the contract period is scheduled to commence on 29th July 2019 and conclude on 28th February 2020.

This opportunity presents a viable pathway for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, to expand their services in the digital design sector. Companies specialising in web design, content management system integration, and digital governance frameworks will find this tender particularly relevant. By engaging collaboratively with the university's digital team, successful bidders will not only contribute to a key aspect of the university's online presence but also establish a long-term partnership that could lead to further projects and outreach within the educational sector.

## Notice

The University has identified the need to replace its Content Management System (CMS), search solution and redevelop its external website. The project goal is to establish sustainable methods of creating Digital Services for the University's external website and other communications channels. We need to be able to maintain and develop our online services and be resilient to mitigate changes in internal or external personnel. This part of the project is to design and co-create the components and patterns within a new LTU Digital Design System based on existing styles from the LTU Corporate and Brand Guideline and any emergent layouts, grids, naming conventions and colour palette evolutions which come out of initial discussions and project activities. We expect the chosen partner to be involved with the design and co-creation of the Digital Design System Components and Patterns and associated documentation and user-guides. As part of this we expect the chosen partner to work with the LTU Digital Team to create methodologies and standards to enable the internal team to utilise and further evolve its Digital Design System. Our LTU Digital Design System will be made up of a series of styles (colours, fonts, images), components (e.g. button, accordion, radios, checkbox etc) and patterns (design solutions for specific user-focussed tasks and page elements). There will also be an underpinning Digital Governance Framework comprising policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, documentation and user-guides to ensure the consistent and compliant use of the Digital Design System across all relevant digital channels. This approach is based on the GOV.UK Design System: https://design-system.service.gov.uk/ Additional information: The procurement will be conducted exclusively via the university's e-tendering website, where all documentation can be found and downloaded: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/members/leeds-trinity-university/ The invitation to tender opens at 1800h on 11th June 2019 The tender submission deadline is 1600h Friday 28/06/2019 Accessing a Tender Opportunity via the university's e-tendering website: Once you have created a supplier profile, to respond to an opportunity, click 'Response Manager' or 'View Invites' and Responses. You will then be presented with a list of all opportunities your organisation has previously worked on and be given the option of viewing current invites or entering the access code to begin responding to a new opportunity The Access Code is CX3MR4F3YV

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a93ab90-d839-4585-911d-6b5197661d28 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Aug 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 28 Feb 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| 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 | LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS18 5HD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Horsforth |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds North West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABSOLUTE INTEGRATED AGENCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2019 at 12:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a93ab90-d839-4585-911d-6b5197661d28
- 12 Jun 2019 at 11:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1603049d-9cd3-42e9-8c2a-d080915cdc5b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a93ab90-d839-4585-911d-6b5197661d28
  18th December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1603049d-9cd3-42e9-8c2a-d080915cdc5b
  12th June 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://design-system.service.gov.uk/
- https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/members/leeds-trinity-university/

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