Design and Build of Website and Supply Content Management System

The University wishes to appoint a full service digital agency to: strategically advise on the blueprint for their digital presence, design, build and implement a new university online presence that provides an engaging and rich user experience.

United Kingdom-Carlisle: World wide web (www) site design services

2015/S 109-198356

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University of Cumbria
Fusehill Street
For the attention of: Claire Gray
CA1 2HH Carlisle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1228616212
E-mail: universityofcumbria@in-tendhost.co.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.cumbria.ac.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Provision of Website Design, Build and Content Management System.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 7: Computer and related services

NUTS code UKD1

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The University wishes to appoint a full service digital agency to:
— strategically advise on the blueprint for their digital presence,
— design, build and implement a new university online presence that provides an engaging and rich user experience that reaches beyond traditional web design and incorporates personalisation, links to social networking and manages the digital relationship from visitor to enquirer and beyond,
— provide the supply, configuration and support of an externally hosted Content Management System and resilient website infrastructure.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

72413000, 72421000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 150 000 and 200 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

N/a.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

N/a.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

N/a.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Companies must be credit worthy and pass the University financial appraisal. Companies who do not reach the required credit score will be disqualified.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Experience of completing projects of this nature for Higher Education Institutions or similar. Companies who do not match this criteria will be disqualified.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

1. Company background. Weighting 5

2. Experience. Weighting 10

3. Specification requirements — design and build. Weighting 25

4. Specification requirements — content management system. Weighting 40

5. Price model for contract duration. Weighting 20

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

15-022 S-ER Provision of Website Design, Build & Content Management System

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 30.6.2015 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

6.7.2015 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: June 2018.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

4.6.2015