--- title: "LINETS Web Portal" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE" published: "2023-07-07" --- # LINETS Web Portal Buyer: CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864.json) ## Summary The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in Edinburgh, UK, is at the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of the LINETS Web Portal in the social protection industry category. The deadline for submitting completed RFI Questionnaires is 12:00 on 14th August 2023, with the future notice date set for 2nd October 2023. This tender for the LINETS Web Portal presents an opportunity for businesses to provide hosting, development, support, and maintenance services. Companies experienced in web portal management and IT solutions are well-suited to compete. By meeting the requirements set by LINETS, businesses can secure a contract that involves hosting the existing web portal, upgrading to a new version, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and web accessibility guidelines. ## Notice The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, on behalf of LINETS would like to notify you of a potential opportunity for the provision of the LINETS Web Portal including hosting, development, support and maintenance. A Request For Information questionnaire has been developed and should be completed and returned before the deadline by any suppliers interested in this opportunity. ### Lot Information Lot 1 LINETS has an existing web portal which provides around 1800 public sector subscribers with a single sign-on gateway to premium legal databases and research material hosted on suppliers online platforms. The existing web portal is built using Joomla v3 and hosted externally. An upgrade to version 4 is planned during the existing contract. The site is visited by around 300 users daily/1,200 monthly, with around 25,000 page views per month. Users sign into the portal using accounts created by LINETS staff. LINETS is looking for a single supplier to host, develop and support a solution that meets the following aims: All existing features to be retained; Developed using commonly used software and a standard template to ease future maintenance; It should be possible for non-technical staff to maintain the user database and edit site content; The ability to offer single sign-on access to the LINETS site from users corporate networks may be a future requirement; Compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018; Meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines; Includes a development environment for the proving of changes and patches prior to implementation in the production environment; Secure role-based access control with multi-factor authentication for site administrators; A seamless migration from the current contract to the new contract with little or no disruption to users, and the same at the end of the new contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483252 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Oct 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH1 1LA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48224000 - Web page editing software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services - 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483252 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL483252&idx=3 4th August 2023 - Question & Answer Log - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL483252&idx=2 24th July 2023 - Replacement document with contact details and email address for submitting responses. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL483252&idx=1 7th July 2023 - COPFS-2023-103 RFI - LINETS Web Portal - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483252 LINETS Web Portal - The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, on behalf of LINETS would like to notify you of a potential opportunity for the provision of the LINETS Web Portal including hosting, development, support and maintenance. A Request For Information questionnaire has been developed and should be completed and returned before the deadline by any suppliers interested in this opportunity. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.copfs.gov.uk/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=737864 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000737864.json.