Published date: 6 October 2023

Last edited date: 10 October 2023

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.


Closing: 27 October 2023, 5:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • World wide web (www) site operation host services - 72415000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£63,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

GTP Web hosting

Published date

6 October 2023

Closing date

27 October 2023

Closing time

5:30pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Go To Places currently manage a suite of 20 websites and smaller auxiliary sites. The websites have been built using Umbraco. We are looking for a long-term partner who will undertake the following work:
• Website Hosting: Host the GTP suite of websites maintaining a minimum of 99.9% site availability.
• Ongoing Support: Take on the ongoing maintenance and support of the frontend websites and the CMS, this includes: bug fixes, minor feature development and technical optimisation.
• New Feature Development: Support us in improving the existing websites through the development of new features, functionality enhancements and design updates.
Please submit your proposal by 5:30 pm on 27th October 2023.
Your response must include:
• A brief outline of your agency's current setup, to include capacity / resource to undertake the work, team makeup and skill sets, and an overview of current clients
• Experience of Umbraco and front-end development
• Experience of delivering DMO/tourism web solutions
• A project outline showing how you would manage the migration from our current agency to yours
• Your approach to identifying and managing risks during this migration
• Your approach to the delivery of support and new feature development, including key processes and SLAs
• Your approach to user acceptance testing and release management
• Cost breakdown for:
o Hosting
o Ongoing support (assuming 20-30h/month, to be reviewed quarterly)
o New feature development (ad-hoc; please specify hourly or day rates)

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jim Dawson

Address

10 Best Lane
Canterbury
CT1 2JB
United Kingdom

Telephone

01227812900

Email

Jim.dawson@visitkent.co.uk