---
title: "P18-184-L2-22-016 Employer Hub Build and Development"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000722381"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED"
published: "2023-02-14"
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# P18-184-L2-22-016 Employer Hub Build and Development

Buyer: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000722381

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "P18-184-L2-22-016 Employer Hub Build and Development" was awarded by Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited. The contract falls under the "services" industry category and took place in Glasgow, UK. The procurement stage was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The key deadline was the contract signing on 20th January 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs, skilled in front-end and back-end development using Umbraco. The mini competition awarded to Screenmedia aims to build a new Employer Hub for Skills Development Scotland, offering growth potential in website development services. Businesses with expertise in design, development, and project management within the services sector would find this tender well-suited for competition.

## Notice

Mini competition from established Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Framework Agreement SDS Ref. P18-184 Lot 2 (Development; front-end and back-end Umbraco) for the build and development of a new Employer Hub. This SDS Employer Hub will replace our current Our Skillsforce site and be accessed as part of the SDS Corporate Site.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Mini competition from established Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Framework Agreement SDS Ref. P18-184 Lot 2 (Development; front-end and back-end Umbraco) for the build and development of a new Employer Hub. This SDS Employer Hub will replace our current Our Skillsforce site and be accessed as part of the SDS Corporate Site. There are 8 key delivery elements to the project: 1. Development and release of the Employer Hub in Umbraco 10 (including development of new design & versatile blocks 2. New 'Got a question' block instead of a traditional search. This functionality will be designed and built by YEXT- Here are some instructions on what is involved in plugging the search bar into the Umbraco site. https://hitchhikers.yext.com/guides/add-searchbar-guide/. This will require an iframe integration, no APIm required. 3. Apply reskin of skills management tool, skills discovery tool, account registration/login/password retrieval steps, webinar area & dashboard (in line with updated colour palette). You can view these areas by setting up an account on OurSkillsforce.co.uk (please add 'Test' as your company name so we can exclude you from reporting). Designs for reskins are supplied here. No HTML updates anticipated. 4. Add a block to the dashboard overview (this will link to the webinar page, out with the account) 5. Add a block to the dashboard area (this will take users to an onboarding page (CMS) Design will be updated to show this. 6. A Skills support form is filled in by employers. It would be useful if we could ask employers at this point if they would like to create an account. The content from the form would then populate the registration process and an employer would only have to create a username and password. The user should have the option to decline this 7. The user should be able to close their account within the settings area of their account (designs will be provided) 8. OSF redirects and closedown - once the hub is live, we would wish to switch off Our Skillsforce and place redirects to the relevant pages within the SDS Employer Hub (SDS will advise on set up). Please note this is an award notice for a mini competition conducted from the established Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Framework Agreement SDS Ref. P18-184 Lot 2 (Development; front-end and back-end Umbraco)

### Procurement Information

Please note this is an award notice for a mini competition conducted from the established Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Framework Agreement SDS Ref. P18-184 Lot 2 (Development; front-end and back-end Umbraco)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471188 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £108,200 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | SCREENMEDIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471188

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471188
  P18-184-L2-22-016 Employer Hub Build and Development - Mini competition from established Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Framework Agreement SDS Ref. P18-184 Lot 2 (Development; front-end and back-end Umbraco) for the build and development of a new Employer Hub. This SDS Employer Hub will replace our current Our Skillsforce site and be accessed as part of the SDS Corporate Site.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000722381
- https://hitchhikers.yext.com/guides/add-searchbar-guide/

## Provenance

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