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title: "(NU/1589-40) Website Quality Assurance Platform"
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# (NU/1589-40) Website Quality Assurance Platform

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f860

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## Summary

The Newcastle University, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, has recently completed a tender process for a project titled "(NU/1589-40) Website Quality Assurance Platform." This procurement falls under the business services category and specifically involves the selection of a quality assurance tool for their website, with a focus on monitoring and reporting functionalities. The procurement was conducted using a selective method, and while the tender was completed, the award was made on 9th November 2021 with an active status for the contract valued at £16,984.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in software development and digital consulting services, particularly those capable of providing innovative quality assurance tools and solutions. Enterprises that offer programming services, marketing consultancy, and SEO reporting would find this opportunity well-suited to their expertise. Moreover, with a competitive bidding process reflected by four bids submitted, including those from small and medium-sized enterprises, there is potential for businesses to expand their client base in the public sector by delivering value-driven services tailored to the unique needs of educational institutions.

## Notice

We are seeking to procure a quality assurance tool to accurately and frequently monitor and report on https://www.ncl.ac.uk/, in terms of: * ability to see the whole domain and individual sub-domains * identifying broken links and spelling mistakes * readability scoring * accessibility reporting * content and technical SEO reporting * easier reporting/exporting of reports across the domain and specific sub-domains * policies - ability to search for specific things, save the search queries and allow automatic reporting * reporting on image optimisation opportunities * CMS integration * being intuitive and engaging for non-expert web editors * having tailored access for editors * training/onboarding with continuous training available online * mobile responsive reporting * good crawl frequency and accuracy * ability to rank sub-domains against each other We do not currently scan the whole of the web estate. We requiring a pricing breakdown to detail the cost of scanning: 1. up to 35,000 pages 2. up to 50,000 pages 3. All 104,000 pages on ncl.ac.uk

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to procure a quality assurance tool to accurately and frequently monitor and report on https://www.ncl.ac.uk/, in terms of: * ability to see the whole domain and individual sub-domains * identifying broken links and spelling mistakes * readability scoring * accessibility reporting * content and technical SEO reporting * easier reporting/exporting of reports across the domain and specific sub-domains * policies - ability to search for specific things, save the search queries and allow automatic reporting * reporting on image optimisation opportunities * CMS integration * being intuitive and engaging for non-expert web editors * having tailored access for editors * training/onboarding with continuous training available online * mobile responsive reporting * good crawl frequency and accuracy * ability to rank sub-domains against each other We do not currently scan the whole of the web estate. We requiring a pricing breakdown to detail the cost of scanning: 1. up to 35,000 pages 2. up to 50,000 pages 3. All 104,000 pages on ncl.ac.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028913-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,984 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
- 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
- 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2021 at 12:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028913-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:318079-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk/

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