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title: "Framework Agreement for the Provision of Web Development Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000586644"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED"
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# Framework Agreement for the Provision of Web Development Services

Buyer: THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000586644

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## Summary

The procurement process involves The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited, located in Glasgow, which is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of web development services. The title of the tender is "Framework Agreement for the Provision of Web Development Services," and it is classified under the services category. This framework will consist of three distinct lots: Digital Experience Design, Front and Back-end Umbraco Development, and Front and Back-end Drupal Development. The procurement method employed is an open procedure with a maximum value of call-off contracts amounting to £3,725,000 over a four-year term. Key dates include the awarding of the contracts on 23 March 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the web development sector, particularly those specialising in digital design and software development. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in front-end and back-end development, user experience design, and innovative technologies are well-suited to compete. Furthermore, suppliers capable of offering onsite collaboration within the buyer's Glasgow offices may enhance their chances of success, fostering stronger partnerships through direct interaction with the internal teams at Skills Development Scotland.

## Notice

Skills Development Scotland are conducting this tender process to establish a multi lot framework agreement for the provision of a range of web development services. The framework will be split into three (3) separate lots as follows; Lot 1 - Digital Experience Design Lot 2- Development - Front end and back end Umbraco Lot 3 - Development - Front end and back end Drupal Suppliers may bid for appointment to 1 or more lots. The maximum value of call off contracts placed under the framework agreement over the maximum four year term is 3,725,000 GBP.

### Lot Information

Lot 1: Digital Experience Design

Lot 1 : Digital Experience Design. It is envisaged that the services included under this lot shall include but not be limited to; User Experience, User Centered Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Usability, Usability Testing, Accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Compliance, Human-computer interaction, Web design, Illustrations, design prototyping, User interface design, content strategy and design (including video), Agile practice. Suppliers will be required to be capable of providing a range of these services. SDS may from time to time have requirements for a supplier to work on site in their offices at Lomond House, George Square, Glasgow to deliver the services required under a Call Off Contract. Digital Services have a well-established in-house development team and, in our experience, suppliers working onsite with the teams increases collaboration, idea generation and problem solving. For some projects a large number of stakeholders from within the business are involved. The supplier being based on site helps with getting a better understanding of the requirements first hand being part of these scoping/briefing meetings. This further aids teamworking when the internal Digital Services and supplier team are working on the project as a tight knit team.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: SDS shall have the option to extend this framework agreement by up to twelve (12) months on two separate occasions (2+1+1), maximum duration of four (4) years.

Lot 2 : Development - Front and and Back-end Umbraco

Lot 2 : Development- Front End and Back-end Umbraco. It is anticipated that services under this lot shall include but not be limited to; (Bootstrap & Semantic - UI), Technical Support, Azure DevOps, Prototype development, Emerging technologies (Data - Analysis and Integration, Voice technologies, chatbots, AI, etc), Testing (automation, regression, testing standards), Development using Agile principles. Suppliers shall be required to be capable of providing a range of these services. SDS may from time to time have requirements for a supplier to work on site in their offices at Lomond House, George Square, Glasgow to deliver the services required under a Call Off Contract. Digital Services have a well-established in-house development team and, in our experience, suppliers working onsite with the teams increases collaboration, idea generation and problem solving. For some projects a large number of stakeholders from within the business are involved. The supplier being based on site helps with getting a better understanding of the requirements first hand being part of these scoping/briefing meetings. This further aids team working when the internal Digital Services and supplier team are working on the project as a tight knit team.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: SDS shall have the option to extend this framework agreement by up to twelve (12) months on two separate occasions (2+1+1), maximum duration four (4) years.

Lot 3 : Development - Front end and Back-end Drupal

Lot 3 : Development- Front End and Back-end Drupal. It is anticipated that services under this lot shall include but not be limited to; (Semantic - UI), Technical Support, Prototype development, Emerging technologies (Data - Analysis and Integration, Voice technologies, chatbots, AI, etc), Testing (automation, regression, testing standards), Development using Agile principles. Suppliers shall be required to be capable of providing a range of these services. SDS may from time to time have requirements for a supplier to work on site in their offices at Lomond House, George Square, Glasgow to deliver the services required under a Call Off Contract. Digital Services have a well-established in-house development team and, in our experience, suppliers working onsite with the teams increases collaboration, idea generation and problem solving. For some projects a large number of stakeholders from within the business are involved. The supplier being based on site helps with getting a better understanding of the requirements first hand being part of these scoping/briefing meetings. This further aids team working when the internal Digital Services and supplier team are working on the project as a tight knit team.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: SDS shall have the option to extend this framework agreement by up to twelve (12) months on two separate occasions, (2+1+1), maximum duration four (4) years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385477 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Apr 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This is the first time SDS have sought to establish a framework agreement for these services, provided it is successful and the requirement still exists for the services, it is envisaged that a new procurement process would take place to have in place a new agreement in anticipation for this agreement expiring. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £2,483,333 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,483,333 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | ACUMA SOLUTIONS; CIVIC COMPUTING; D8; DELOITTE; EMERGYA; INNOVATION DIGITAL; INVIQA; MAKING WAVES POLSKA; PDMS; SCREENMEDIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212224 - Web page editing software development services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

## Release History

- 20 Apr 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385477
- 9 Oct 2019 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT368971
- 12 Sep 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP366049

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=7
  9th October 2019 - Appendix 5 - P18-184 Terms and Conditions for Call Off Contracts
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=15
  9th October 2019 - Appendix 5 - P18-184 Terms and Conditions for Call Off Contracts - UPDATED
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=6
  9th October 2019 - Appendix 4 - P18-184 Terms and Conditions of Framework Agreement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=14
  9th October 2019 - Appendix 4 - P18-184 Terms and Conditions of Framework Agreement - UPDATED
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=13
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 7 - Order Form Direct Award
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=4
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 2c-Tender Response Template Lot 3
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=5
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 3 - P18-184 Pricing Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=8
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 6 - P18-184 Certification
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=9
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 8 - Order Form Mini Competition
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=10
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 9 - P18-184 Performance Pro Forma
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=11
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 10 - SDS Health Safety and Wellbeing Policy
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=12
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 11 - IS Equipment and Systems Usage Policy (Office 365) 2017
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=1
  13th September 2019 - P18-184 Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=2
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 2a-Tender Response Template Lot 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP366049&idx=3
  13th September 2019 - Appendix 2b-Tender Response Template Lot 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP366049
  Framework Agreement for the Provision of Web Development Services - Skills Development Scotland are conducting this tender process to establish a multi lot framework agreement for the provision of a range of web development services. The framework will be split into three (3) separate lots as follows; Lot 1 - Digital Experience Design Lot 2- Development - Front end and back end Umbraco Lot 3 - Development - Front end and back end Drupal Suppliers may bid for appointment to 1 or more lots. The maximum value of call off contracts placed under the framework agreement over the maximum four year term is 3,725,000 GBP.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385477
  Framework Agreement for the Provision of Web Development Services - Skills Development Scotland are conducting this tender process to establish a multi lot framework agreement for the provision of a range of web development services. The framework will be split into three (3) separate lots as follows; Lot 1 - Digital Experience Design Lot 2- Development - Front end and back end Umbraco Lot 3 - Development - Front end and back end Drupal Suppliers may bid for appointment to 1 or more lots. The maximum value of call off contracts placed under the framework agreement over the maximum four year term is 3,725,000 GBP.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000586644
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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