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title: "CoWC Website and Associated Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044af8"
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# CoWC Website and Associated Services

Buyer: CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044af8

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## Summary

The City of Wolverhampton College, located in the West Midlands region, has recently awarded a contract for the "CoWC Website and Associated Services" project. This procurement, classified under "web page editing software development services" (CPV code 72212224), involves a full redevelopment of the college's website. The procurement was conducted using a restricted procedure due to organisational time constraints, providing opportunities for select suppliers to participate. SOWDEN & SOWDEN LIMITED has been awarded the contract, which was signed on 5 August 2024. The contract will include the redevelopment of the website, alongside various maintenance and support services over a period of up to 60 months, initially set for 36 months with optional extensions.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for web development and digital marketing agencies skilled in delivering comprehensive digital solutions. The focus on drawing prospective students with a sales-driven and discovery platform aligns well with agencies experienced in educational marketing and website management. Businesses specialising in content management systems (CMS) training, bug fixes, source code maintenance, and automated deployment processes will find this contract particularly suitable. The selective nature of the procurement method ensures that only qualified firms with robust capabilities and track records have been chosen, making participation highly beneficial for firms in the industry.

## Notice

The City of Wolverhampton College is looking to work with a web development and digital marketing agency/supplier to undertake a full redevelopment of current website.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Wolverhampton College is looking to work with a web development and digital marketing agency/supplier to undertake a full redevelopment of current website. Aim is to is to have a website that has a sales-driven and discovery platform - a place for prospective students to browse our courses, consider career paths and find out about the facilities and support what college has to offer. In addition to the about the hosted service requirements, services to included but not limited to: * Bug fixes for issues reported by the customer via the helpdesk. * Periodic checks on event logs for errors and warnings and applying patches. * Training on CMS for new releases. * Resolving technical issues with third-party service providers on behalf of the customer * Source code maintenance and collaboration * Automation of deployment * Maintenance of website on 2 environments staging and production * Release deployments on production server * Monthly reports via a dashboard and electro

Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024579-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,000 |
| Lots value | £70,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £97,110 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE |
| Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Post town | Wolverhampton |
| Postcode | WV14 6BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton |
| Electoral ward | Bilston North |
| Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton South East |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOWDEN & SOWDEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212224 - Web page editing software development services
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2024 at 16:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024579-2024
- 20 Mar 2024 at 16:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009091-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sowden-sowden.co.uk
- https://suppliers.multiquote.com
- https://www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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