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title: "ID 4338839 DoJ PONI - Development of External Website and Recurring Annual Support and Hosting Arrangements"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038829"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND"
published: "2023-02-23"
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# ID 4338839 DoJ PONI - Development of External Website and Recurring Annual Support and Hosting Arrangements

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038829

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## Summary

The Department of Justice - Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has awarded a contract for the development of an external website and recurring annual support and hosting arrangements. The contract falls under the goods category and aims to enhance public, police, and stakeholder awareness by providing timely and accessible information, including an online complaints form. The contract, worth £299,142.50 GBP, was signed on February 22, 2023.

This tender opportunity involves the design, development, support, and maintenance of a dedicated website with options to extend for up to 5 additional years. Businesses in the software and information systems industry, particularly those offering internet and intranet software packages, IT services, and web page editing software, would be well-suited to compete. The tender process followed an open procedure and was in compliance with the relevant regulations and procurement policies.

## Notice

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's website is a vital means by which it makes information available to the public, police and a range of stakeholders. This information includes investigative reports, case summaries, press releases, publications, videos, statistics, an online complaints form and other information. The overall aim of this contract is in support of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's commitment to raising public, police and stakeholder awareness and confidence in its work through the provision of timely, accurate and easily accessible information, and the ability to make a complaint online. The Police Ombudsman's Office (the Office) is committed to openness and transparency, subject to the legal parameters within which it operates. The Office is seeking to appoint a contractor to design, develop, support, maintain and host a dedicated website, as well as administration facilities to allow Police Ombudsman staff to maintain and update the site. The site CMS must, in addition, provide a means by which the site may be optimised for search engines, and must provide for the bulk distribution of emails to editable contacts lists (e.g. press releases to media contacts). Please refer to the separate document "ID 4338839 Specification Schedule" for further information.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's website is a vital means by which it makes information available to the public, police and a range of stakeholders. This information includes investigative reports, case summaries, press releases, publications, videos, statistics, an online complaints form and other information. The overall aim of this contract is in support of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's commitment to raising public, police and stakeholder awareness and confidence in its work through the provision of timely, accurate and easily accessible information, and the ability to make a complaint online. The Police Ombudsman's Office (the Office) is committed to openness and transparency, subject to the legal parameters within which it operates. The Office is seeking to appoint a contractor to design, develop, support, maintain and host a dedicated website, as well as administration facilities to allow Police Ombudsman staff to maintain and update the site. The site CMS must, in addition, provide a means by which the site may be optimised for search engines, and must provide for the bulk distribution of emails to editable contacts lists (e.g. press releases to media contacts). Please refer to the separate document "ID 4338839 Specification Schedule" for further information.

Options: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 2 years each, followed by an addtional 1 year. Total contract period 3+2+2+1.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005374-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £330,000 |
| Lots value | £330,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £299,142 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Additional buyers | POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 1PG |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INFORMATION WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS |

## 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
- 48221000 - Internet browsing software package
- 48224000 - Web page editing software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
- 72212210 - Networking software development services
- 72212220 - Internet and intranet 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
- 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services
- 72422000 - Internet or intranet server application development services

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2023 at 08:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005374-2023
- 24 Nov 2022 at 16:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033407-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.policeombudsman.org/

## Provenance

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