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title: "Historic England new Blogs website - AWARD"
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# Historic England new Blogs website - AWARD

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dbf4a0b0-1b80-4640-8c69-b4635d6c5a6b

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Historic England new Blogs website" has been completed. Historic England sought an agency to build a new blog site meeting accessibility standards, migrating existing content to their corporate site. The procurement method was an open procedure, with the tender period ending on 4th September 2023. The contract period spans from 1st November 2023 to 31st March 2025. Historic England, based in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, is the buying organization in this procurement of services related to software packages and information systems.

This tender offers a growth opportunity for businesses providing services related to internet and intranet software packages, web design services, and web server software packages. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this tender. Businesses with expertise in meeting WCAG accessibility standards and experience in website design and development are well-suited to compete for this opportunity to work with Historic England in enhancing their blog sites.

## Notice

Historic England would like an agency to build a new home for our existing blog sites hosted on Word Press https://heritagecalling.com/ and https://thewreckoftheweek.com/, and migrate existing content into the Historic England corporate site https://historicengland.org.uk which is hosted on Umbraco. This requirement is to ensure that the Historic England blog meets WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility standards and reaches a wider audience by making it accessible to all. The new blog has been designed by the HE in-house design team. User testing has already been carried out on a wireframe prototype and adjustments to the design have been made based on that round of user testing. These wireframes and full designs are supplied as part of this document.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cca33e8-d22f-42e0-b147-1127dcf901cb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £44,004 |
| 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 | HISTORIC ENGLAND |
| Locality | WILTSHIRE |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 2EH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Mannington and Western |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | I-FINITY ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48220000 - Internet and intranet software package
- 48222000 - Web server software package
- 48224000 - Web page editing software package
- 72212224 - Web page editing software development services
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2024 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cca33e8-d22f-42e0-b147-1127dcf901cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cca33e8-d22f-42e0-b147-1127dcf901cb
  20th February 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://heritagecalling.com/
- https://historicengland.org.uk
- https://thewreckoftheweek.com/

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