Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth University
EW00806
Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB
UK
Contact person: Pauline Dean
E-mail: pdean@bournemouth.ac.uk
NUTS: UKK24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
BU Website Content Management Design and Implementation Partner
Reference number: ITPD0166
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72413000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
BU requires an implementation partner to commence the design and build of its corporate website, with an ongoing maintenance contract. This will involve rebuilding the site, which is currently managed on Drupal 7, on Squiz Digital Experience Platform (DXP), a platform BU has already acquired through a separate tender. The project will involve building a site with multiple integrations (our Student Records system, SITS; our research and staff database; our CRM, Microsoft Dynamics; and our digital asset management system, Bynder). The scope of the project includes some redesign work, to focus on areas such as the site’s navigation, key landing pages, and a number of core components. The ongoing maintenance contract post-launch will include a roadmap for iterative developments and enhancements.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK24
Main site or place of performance:
Bournemouth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
BU requires an implementation partner to commence the design and build of its corporate website, with an ongoing maintenance contract. This will involve rebuilding the site, which is currently managed on Drupal 7, on Squiz Digital Experience Platform (DXP), a platform BU has already acquired through a separate tender. The project will involve building a site with multiple integrations (our Student Records system, SITS; our research and staff database; our CRM, Microsoft Dynamics; and our digital asset management system, Bynder). The scope of the project includes some redesign work, to focus on areas such as the site’s navigation, key landing pages, and a number of core components. The ongoing maintenance contract post-launch will include a roadmap for iterative developments and enhancements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
15/04/2024
End:
14/04/2034
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/02/2024
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/02/2024
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation (known as Bournemouth University)
Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow,
Poole
BH12 5BB.
UK
Telephone: +44 01202962260
E-mail: pdean@bournemouth.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/01/2024