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Published 1 Jun 2021, 15:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T20/33_Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Official notice

Authority: Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£240,000exc. VAT1.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2021awarded 28 Sept 2021
Awarded to Anything Is Possible Media Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is looking to appoint one agency to provide strategic advice and technical capability to ensure the ARU website, delivered by Sitecore, is fully optimised.We are looking to secure 5 days of SEO support per month focussing on agreed priorities to be determined by the agency and University. The number of days per month may vary throughout the contract duration.

CPV: Data analysis services · Data services · Web search engine providers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£240,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 24 months on a year by year basisSecond stage: 5–7 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Jun 2021, 15:53 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
Authority reference
T20/33
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024025
Classification (CPV)
Data analysis servicesData servicesWeb search engine providers
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b71c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2021 → 28 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextEstimated Total Value · II.1.5240000120000
—TextEstimated Total Value · II.1.5240000120000
—TextII.2.6240000120000

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-06: 1 release · 1 Jun 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £235,7481 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Anything Is Possible Media LimitedSMESearch Engine Optimisation£235,748 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1SQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria