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title: "ID 4198777 DfE - Consumer Council - Website design, development, hosting and support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038667"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND"
published: "2025-12-02"
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# ID 4198777 DfE - Consumer Council - Website design, development, hosting and support

Buyer: THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038667

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## Summary

The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland has completed a procurement process for the provision of website design, development, hosting, and support services. The contract, identified as ID 4198777, falls under the IT services category, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, Internet, and support. Located in Belfast, United Kingdom, this procurement was conducted without prior publication and has been awarded to BT48.COM LTD. The procurement process reached the award update stage on 2nd December 2025, and the contract was initially signed on 4th January 2023. The contract has undergone modifications to accommodate additional development, with a current value of £242,100 and a duration of three years with potential extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in IT services, particularly those focusing on web development and support. Companies equipped with expertise in website design, operation, and hosting will find this contract conducive for business growth. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) like BT48.COM LTD, who specialize in such services and have demonstrated capability in handling dynamic web environments, are well-suited to compete in this domain. Furthermore, businesses that can ensure continuity and integration of services without substantial inconvenience or duplication of costs would find this contract advantageous for establishing long-term client relationships.

## Notice

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert economic operators of its intention to modify the value of this contract to facilitate additional development, support and maintenance of its website to continue to meet business needs in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This transparency notice does not place any obligation on the Authority to enter into this modification.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

ID 4198777 DfE - Consumer Council - Website design, development, hosting and support - see Specification for further details

Options: This contract is for an initial period of 3 years, with options to extend by 2 further periods of 12 months each

### Procurement Information

In order to perform additional website development, support & maintenance to meet business needs, Consumer Council for Northern Ireland require an increase to contract value to ensure continuity of service through to expiry of contract term. The Authority will be relying on Regulation 72(1)(b) Additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement, and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs. This modification is for a total of PS67,250 giving a revised contract value of PS242,100.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078787-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £141,000 |
| Lots value | £141,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £376,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Additional buyers | THE CONSUMER COUNCIL |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8EN |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BT48.COM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212222 - Web server software development services
- 72212224 - Web page editing software development services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 72410000 - Provider services
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services
- 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 10:39 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078787-2025
- 17 Nov 2025 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074522-2025
- 10 Jan 2023 at 14:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000680-2023
- 18 Nov 2022 at 11:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032752-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.bt48.com/contact
- https://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement

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