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Published 10 Jun 2021, 09:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1589-26) Web content development services June/July 2021

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue

Awarded 8 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are seeking to appoint an agency on a retainer for two months to support with the following key services:

Web content development

o Write and edit effective web content:

 Using user centred content design principles

 Optimised for appropriate readability

 Optimised for search engines and mobile devices

 To meet the University’s web content guidelines and standards

o Rewrite Newcastle University content so it is more suitable for the web

o Use our content workflow and WCMS to develop and publish content

Webpage page creation

o Use our content workflow system, GatherContent, to manage content creation and approvals processes

o Create and publish approved web content using our WCMS TerminalFour. TerminalFour is a developer and provider of a digital marketing and web content management systems (WCMS), specialising in providing WCMS to educational institutions throughout the world.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Programming services of packaged software products · Sales or marketing software development services · Sales or marketing software package · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice

Type: Dynamic market
Bids received: 3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction: yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

48480000 Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package 48481000 Sales or marketing software package 72210000 Programming services of packaged software products 72212480 Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services 72212481 Sales or marketing software development services 79342000 Marketing services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Ability to resource the Contract: 60%
Service Level: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Ability to resource the Contract: 60
Service Level: 40

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.
“(NU/1589-26) Web content development services June/July 2021” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement: Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Jun 2021, 09:57 BST
Last source update: 10 Jun 2021, 09:57 BST
Authority reference: DN546007
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-013007
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing servicesProgramming services of packaged software productsSales or marketing software development servicesSales or marketing software packageSales, marketing and business intelligence software development servicesSales, marketing and business intelligence software package
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ba40 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the
award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,
provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the
contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who
have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High
Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive
knowledge of breach.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 013007-2021-NU/1589-26-1
Signed
8 Jun 2021
Value
£19,656
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RUContact name, email, phone

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice

Sideshow LtdAdmitted to the market 7th Floor, Avalon, 26-32 Oxford Road, Dorset, UK, BH8 8EZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.