Published date: 25 June 2019

Last edited date: 25 June 2019

This notice was replaced on 13 October 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 October 2020)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

HP20 1BD

Value of contract

£50,000 to £75,000

Procurement reference

BMK2019-113

Published date

25 June 2019

Closing date

26 July 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority (BMKFA) known as the Authority is currently seeking to award a contract to a single provider to work in partnership with it to design, build and provide support, maintenance and training for a website built on a common platform.
The Authority is interested in options that may include both open source and proprietary software solutions.
The new site must provide a combined solution for the two exisiting public facing web-based platforms, the corporate website (bucksfire.gov.uk) and the People Strategy (people.bucksfire.gov.uk).
The appointed provider must be able to develop and implement the new site, to be live and operational, with training delivered full and support package in place by 01 April 2020.
The provider must therefore have the resource capacity to take on this phase of the project within the timeframe detailed within this tender doucment, (refer to the timetable)
It is intended that the website will be managed in-house by the Authority which will be responsible for regularly reviewing and updating existing content, creating new content and develping and managing the site structure
The contract will be for an initial 4 years with an option to extend a further 2 years
All tenderers should express their interest to tender via our In-Tend eSourcing platform; this will provide access to all tender documents and ensure all clarifications received will be issued to those interested. Registration and access can be gained at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bucksfire/aspx/Home


More information

Links

Additional text

To access all tender documents and participate in this tender you are required to register on the following portal

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bucksfire/aspx/Home

Registaration is free and once registered you will need to Express an Interest and 'Opt In' to access the tender documents


About the buyer

Contact name

Ronda Smith

Address

Headquarters
Stocklake
Aylesbury
HP20 1BD
England

Telephone

07969484031

Email

rondasmith@bucksfire.gov.uk