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title: "Replacement of main website and blog"
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# Replacement of main website and blog

Buyer: ROYAL ARMOURIES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c37d22dd-aca5-4c53-beb0-630c26487d89

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## Summary

The Royal Armouries in Leeds, England, has recently completed a tender process for the "Replacement of main website and blog" project. This initiative involved selecting a contractor to design, produce, develop, and install a new mobile-optimised, accessible, WordPress website. The tender, classified under IT services and marked as an open procedure, had a deadline for expressions of interest on 2 November 2017, with a scheduled contract period from 15 January 2018 to 15 December 2018. The estimated contract value was £27,257.14.

This procurement process presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in IT services, web development, and digital design. The project emphasizes the creation of a modern, attractive, and accessible website that adheres to brand guidelines suitable for a national museum's audience. Companies with experience in developing responsive websites, content management systems, and user engagement strategies will find this tender aligns well with their capabilities.

## Notice

Royal Armouries is seeking to appoint a contractor that will provide design, production, development, and installation of a new mobile optimised, responsive-layout, accessible, WordPress website. Additional information: A project team led by Royal Armouries is delivering the project. The Royal Armouries, the client, is looking to appoint a contractor to design, produce, develop, and install a responsive, mobile optimised, accessible, WordPress website with REST API and Content Management System to replace its current main website and blog. Extending the WordPress CMS to administer the elements of the UI of the Collection Online website is an optional package within the project. Design should be modern and attractive, reflect our brand guidelines/brand position and be suitable for our target audiences and representative of a national museum. It should also be in harmony with our other websites. The blog component should be of magazine style. Expressions of interest for this tender must be emailed to procurement@armouries.org.uk by 02 November 2017. Please ensure your expression includes the following information: - Tender ref. RA-0144 Replacement of main website and blog - full company name - full company address - contact numbers - contact email address. Any expression of interest which does not include all the above information may be refused. Full tender documentation will be disclosed on 03 November 2017.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/caf2c7cf-0a2d-45d9-ae9f-09886af19e63 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jan 2018 |
| Contract period | 15 Jan 2018 - 15 Dec 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £27,257 |
| 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 | ROYAL ARMOURIES |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS10 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GOOII |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 13 Feb 2018 at 13:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/caf2c7cf-0a2d-45d9-ae9f-09886af19e63
- 20 Oct 2017 at 09:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbe6d0ce-d4c6-4d0a-8955-550a16148521

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/caf2c7cf-0a2d-45d9-ae9f-09886af19e63
  13th February 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbe6d0ce-d4c6-4d0a-8955-550a16148521
  20th October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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