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title: "ID 5077729 - DfE - BMC - Belfast Met Website Development and Hosting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0468fa"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
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# ID 5077729 - DfE - BMC - Belfast Met Website Development and Hosting

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0468fa

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## Summary

The Department of Education has awarded a contract for the development and hosting of the Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) website. The contract, valued at £200,000, involves hosting, maintenance, support services including Helpdesk, additional service days for development, ad-hoc training, and out-of-hours support. The initial contract period is set for two years, with options to extend for two additional periods of two years and one year each. The tender fell under the IT services industry category and adopted an open procurement method. Key dates include the contract signing on 22nd July 2024, following a structured procurement process in adherence to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced in web hosting, development, and maintenance. Firms providing robust support services, including Helpdesk and content management, will find this contract particularly attractive. Given the contract's substantial value and the potential for extensions, it presents a viable growth opportunity for SMEs like the awarded supplier, BEING COMMUNICATIONS LTD, to expand their portfolio and establish long-term business relations with public sector clients. This contract will suit businesses capable of delivering high-quality, comprehensive IT solutions and maintaining strict adherence to performance monitoring standards.

## Notice

Belfast Met have a requirement for the provision of hosting, development, support and maintenance of the Belfast Met website. The contract shall cover the following - * Hosting Services * Maintenance Services * Support Services including Helpdesk * Additional service days including development, adhoc training and out of hours support. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years from commencement date with the option to extend by two further periods of 2 years and 1 year (+2 + 1). The estimated value of the contract is PS200,000

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Belfast Met have a requirement for the provision of hosting, development, support and maintenance of the Belfast Met website. The contract shall cover the following - * Hosting Services * Maintenance Services * Support Services including Helpdesk * Additional service days including development, adhoc training and out of hours support. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years from commencement date with the option to extend by two further periods of 2 years and 1 year (+2 + 1). The estimated value of the contract is PS200,000. Additional information: Contract ValueThe figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Options: Following the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 2 years and 1 year each.

Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial period of 2 years with 2 optional extensions of 2 years and 1 year. 2 years (+ 2 years + 1 year)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022891-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
| Additional buyers | BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT6 9JD |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN09 Ards and North Down |
| Local authority | Ards and North Down |
| Electoral ward | Ballygrainey |
| Westminster constituency | North Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BEING COMMUNICATIONS |

## 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
- 48780000 - System, storage and content management software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212222 - Web server software development services
- 72212224 - Web page editing software development services
- 72212780 - System, storage and content management software development services
- 72212783 - Content management 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

- 23 Jul 2024 at 15:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022891-2024
- 20 May 2024 at 15:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015888-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.belfastmet.ac.uk/
- https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement

## Provenance

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