--- title: "Award of HIE Website Hosting" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE" published: "2021-10-01" --- # Award of HIE Website Hosting Buyer: HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000661310.json) ## Summary The procurement process concerns the award of a contract for "Website Hosting" services by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), located in Inverness. This tender falls within the services industry category and aims to secure a qualified supplier to provide a fully managed secure website hosting service for websites built in Umbraco. The tender period began on 4th October 2021 and is set to conclude on 3rd October 2024, with a budget of £136.8k over three years, and a potential total contract value of £182.4k. The award has been active since 1st October 2021, following a successful bidding process that garnered two submissions. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in website hosting services, specifically for those equipped to manage secure platforms and provide ongoing support. Companies with expertise in hosting environments, particularly those familiar with Umbraco and capable of handling potential data breaches or spikes in demand, will be well-positioned to compete. The initial three-year term, with an option for extension, offers a stable and potentially lucrative contract for suppliers in this sector. ## Notice HIE requires a suitably qualified website hosting supplier to provide a fully managed secure website hosting service for websites built in Umbraco.The services will be required from 4th October 2021 for an initial period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding one year following the Initial Term. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429218 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Jan 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £182,400 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE | | Additional buyers | ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; EDUCATION SCOTLAND; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MORAY COUNCIL; NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND; NHS FIFE; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; PUBLIC HEALTH SCOTLAND; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; REVENUE SCOTLAND; ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH; SASA - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SASA SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT - SASA; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE; UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G4 0SF | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness South | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 72 | | Supplier names | A.C. WHYTE; AECOM; AMD CONTRACT SERVICES; ANCROFT TRACTORS; ARNEIL JOHNSTON; ARRAN FOOTPATHS AND FORESTRY; ASA RECRUITMENT; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; ASPECT: THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION EXPERTS; ASPEN INTERNATIONAL; BORDER SIGNS & GRAPHICS; BOXXE; CAPITA RESOURCING LTD (T/A VEREDUS; CASTLEVIEW PLANT; CCG (SCOTLAND; CEBOTEC; COHERENT; COWAL BUILDING & PLUMBING SUPPLIES; CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE SCOTLAND WEST AREA; DATAVITA; DFFC; DMFCA; ELITE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAND; ERIC BOYD FORESTRY; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; FLOWER PLACE SMITHY; GAMMIES GROUNDCARE; GREENFINGERS FORESTRY SERVICES; HARBURN ESTATE (PREVIOUSLY COUNTRY BUSINESS; HARDIES PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS; HARROW GREEN; HARVEY NASH; HENDERSON GRASS MACHINERY; IBI GROUP; INTEGRA BUILDINGS; J THOMSON COLOUR PRINTERS; JOHN BROWN (STRONE; KEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION; LEGAL EXPERIENCE TRAINING; LORIEN RESOURCING; LUCE BAY PLANT HIRE; MACDONALD CONTRACTING; MAM CONTRACTING; MARK GARRICK; MCALLISTER LITHO GLASGOW; METRO PRODUCTION GROUP; MOTT MACDONALD; NHS LOTHIAN; PEEBLES HYDRO; PENKILN SAWMILL; PERKINELMER LAS (UK; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; RAVENHILL; REPUBLIC OF MEDIA; RESEARCH FOR REAL; RSK ENVIRONMENT; SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES; SCOTT COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL; SIEMENS HEALTHCARE; SOIL ESSENTIALS; STORM ID; SUTCLIFFE PLAY; SYNAPTIK; TILHILL FORESTRY; TREE OF KNOWLEDGE; TURNER & TOWNSEND; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; WALTER H FELTHAM & SON; WHITESPACE (SCOTLAND; XI ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services ## Release History - 1 Oct 2021 at 13:41 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429218 ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://firescotland.gov.uk - http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot - http://https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/procurement/ - http://www.acha.co.uk - http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot - http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/ - http://www.dundee.ac.uk - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/ - http://www.gla.ac.uk/ - http://www.hie.co.uk - http://www.moray.gov.uk - http://www.nhsfife.org - http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk - http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk - http://www.pkc.gov.uk - http://www.revenue.scot - http://www.ros.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - http://www.spa.police.uk - https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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