Published date: 28 March 2017
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Computer-related services - 72500000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£60,000
Procurement reference
Health Research Authority website redevelopment project - Alpha and Beta
Published date
28 March 2017
Closing date
25 January 2017
Contract start date
16 February 2017
Contract end date
30 June 2017
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other:
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The HRA website is a key resource for the research community and other stakeholders through which we provide information, guidance, policies, consultations, calls for comment and other resources. It is the main first point of contact that researchers have with the HRA and our services.
The functions and duties of the HRA are set out in the Care Act. The organisation has responsibilities for the co-ordination and standardisation of practice relating to the regulation of health and social care research. This is to protect participants and potential participants in health or social care research and the general public by encouraging and facilitating research that is safe and ethical.
Our current website is dense and complex to navigate, holding around 400 pages and over 1,000 documents. The content on the website was also the subject of a judicial review in 2015, with findings pointing to the need for the HRA to provide more clarity around our statutory role and the nature of our content in terms of regulatory functions or best practice advice and guidance.
We would like to work with a supplier to support us by delivering both alpha and beta phases, to enable us to create a website that meets the needs of our users. We will also use this opportunity to develop a process of continuous improvement, to ensure the site remains up to date and responsive to emerging technologies and trends without the need for large and costly wholescale redevelopments in the future.
This larger redevelopment will give us the opportunity to fundamentally change the information architecture and design of the site, improving user journeys as a result.
Award information
Awarded date
7 February 2017
Contract start date
16 February 2017
Contract end date
30 June 2017
Total value of contract
£60,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Torchbox Ltd
Address
Torchbox, Unit 9, Southill Business Park, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3EW
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Health Research Authority, Ground Floor, Skipton House
80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
England
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