Official UK procurement notice
Contract For Design and management/hosting of the University Internet presence
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER (Education)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £83k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT12.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2026awarded 15 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Numiko Ltd
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 May 2032 · up to 31 May 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract For Design and management/hosting of the University Internet presence
Delivery of the Design, build and Hosting
CPV: World wide web (www) site design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Functional and Technical: 40%
- Presentation/Understanding: 10%
- Innovation and Future Planning: 5%
- Experience: 5%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Cost
- Functional and Technical
- Presentation/Understanding
- Innovation and Future Planning
- Experience
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 10:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- Authority reference
ITS/00000155/2025-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024661- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066dbcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender Submission must be made electronically via.
Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 28 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published224 days ago18 Mar 2026, 14:21 GMT
- Clarification questions by208 days ago3 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline194 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by166 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent136 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago19 Aug 2026, 10:04 BST
- Standstill ends61 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2026- Tender notice published18 Mar 2026, 14:21 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2026, 10:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 10:04 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £438,5801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numiko LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2032 · up to 31 Aug 2034Extensions: Initial 6 year contract, if happy with the supplier we require the option to extend for a further 2 years. | £438,580 | 15 Jun 2026standstill to 28 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NUMIKO LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender