Published date: 14 June 2016

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Internet and intranet software package - 48220000

Location of contract

SR1 3SD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

UOS/DP-DDB/1015 - AWARD

Published date

14 June 2016

Closing date

15 March 2016

Contract start date

13 June 2016

Contract end date

13 June 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Sunderland is the fifth largest recruiter of international students in the UK. As well as our two Sunderland-based campuses we operate a site at Canary Wharf in London as well as delivering our programmes to 6,500 overseas students in their own countries. We also operate National Glass Centre, a centre of excellence and visitor attraction for contemporary glass.

The University is looking to make a step change in its approach to its digital marketing. We have reviewed our digital platforms and technology, digital strategy, organizational structure and capability and also commissioned an environmental audit and a piece of stakeholder research to help inform our vision and objectives for this project.

Central to our approach will be the provision of a new website that will engage and inform stakeholders and attract students to study with us. The new website will be the University's most important platform to communicate our brand and share information to a global and highly competitive marketplace.

The University of Sunderland is seeking to appoint a proactive and innovative partner to work with us to develop our new website presence, perhaps over several phases. Elements of this project would initially include stakeholder engagement, project planning, web design and development, testing and roll out.

Our current website is delivered using a Content Management System (Terminal 4) and hosted and serviced by the University's Web Team and IT Services. Content and design of the site is overseen by the Marketing Services Team.

The University of Sunderland invites submissions for:-

LOT 1 - WEBSITE DESIGN AND BUILD

The scope of this lot covers the design, build and development of the University of Sunderland's website - www.sunderland.ac.uk , including but not limited to:

• Interpreting a piece of commissioned website research and a client brief in order to
present visual solution options and a project plan
• Design of the website architecture, navigation and user experience;
• Design of a modern, responsive and personalised website
• Build, development and all associated technical phases of site construction including
linkages with current systems eg data capture, CRM etc

Support Services available within this lot, (but not limited to):

• Implementation and roll out;
• Consultancy and ongoing maintenance;
• Testing and refining phase.

Award information

Awarded date

14 June 2016

Contract start date

13 June 2016

Contract end date

13 June 2017

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

We are SMILE Ltd.

Address

180-182 Fazeley Street, United Kingdom, B5 5SE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Hartis

Address

City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD
United Kingdom

Telephone

0191 515 3939

Email

dave.hartis@sunderland.ac.uk

Website

http://services.sunderland.ac.uk/finance/sections/procurement/