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title: "Migration and Support of the UWS Website (Web Hosting Services)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06a149"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND"
published: "2026-06-04"
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# Migration and Support of the UWS Website (Web Hosting Services)

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a149

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## Summary

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has completed a public procurement process for the migration and support of its website, a service categorised under IT services such as consulting, software development, internet, and support. The process, guided by limited procurement methods, concluded with the award of the contract to Waracle LTD. The project focuses on upgrading the university's public website, mitigating operational, security, and compliance risks, and aligns with UWS’s risk appetite for cyber and operational activities. The procurement addressed the necessity of hosting the website externally due to inherent architectural constraints, and the contract was signed on 22 May 2026, valued at £297,219. The services will be delivered across Paisley, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Dumfries, and London, all within the UK.

This tender provides a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with competencies in website hosting, software development, and IT consultancy, to showcase their expertise. Given the nature of the procurement process, companies adept at navigating limited competition environments, understanding technical limitations, and offering robust risk management solutions will find this contract particularly appealing. SMEs like Waracle LTD, which secured the contract, demonstrate that smaller enterprises with specialist skills and strategic approaches can effectively compete in the service category of IT procurement. The emphasis on developing secure and efficient support services highlights the growing demand within the education sector for IT partners capable of enhancing digital, operational, and security frameworks.

## Notice

Upgrade of the public website before End of Life to mitigate operational, security and compliance risks. including establishing a predictable, planned, agile development and maintenance pipeline. Protect the public website as UWS's primary recruitment, brand and statutory-compliance platform. Provide a secure, stable, reliable, modern system aligned to the University's cyber and operational risk appetite.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Upgrade of the public website before End of Life to mitigate operational, security and compliance risks. including establishing a predictable, planned, agile development and maintenance pipeline. Protect the public website as UWS's primary recruitment, brand and statutory-compliance platform. Provide a secure, stable, reliable, modern system aligned to the University's cyber and operational risk appetite.

### Procurement Information

The UWS website is hosted externally due to technical limitations associated with the original design and development of the platform. A strategic decision was made to continue hosting and developing the website off-site under the current operating model, reflecting the architectural and technical constraints of the existing platform.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052625-2026 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £297,219 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | PAISLEY |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA1 2BE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Paisley Northwest |
| Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2026 at 09:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052625-2026
- 22 May 2026 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047909-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uws.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000832712
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00473

## Provenance

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