Design Development and Maintenance of Web Site

the College is looking to develop and launch a new web presence. The Contractor shall ensure the website restructure reflects the importance to the business of attracting and engaging with potential students, provides an excellent online experience for customers and stakeholders including local authorities, employers.

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: West College Scotland
Postal Address: Renfrew Road,
Town: Paisley	Postal Code: PA3 4DR	Country: UK
For the attention of: Denise Kyle	Telephone: +44 3006006060
E-Mail: denise.kyle@wcs.ac.uk	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.westcollegescotland.ac.uk Electronic access to information: publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

Official Name: West College Scotland
Postal Address: Procurement, Renfrew Road,
Town: Paisley	Postal Code: PA3 4DR	Country: UK
For the attention of: Denise Kyle	Telephone: +44 3006006060
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.westcollegescotland.ac.uk

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

The Provision of Design Development and Maintenance of Web Site

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

West College Scotland (WCS) was created on 1st August 2013 as a result of a merger. The new college is the third largest in Scotland with a turnover of acound £50 million and a student population in excess of 30,000. As a critial part of our rebranding and respositioning locally, nationally and internationally, the College is looking to develop and launch a new web presence. The Contractor shall ensure the website restructure reflects the importance to the business of attracting and engaging with potential students, provides an excellent online experience for customers and stakeholders including local authorities, employers, Chambers of Commerce, funding bodies and qualification authorities. The website should present the benefits of engaging with WCS to appropriate audiences regionally, nationally and internationally.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=306055.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	151800		Information Technology Consultancy
	271500		Services – Information Communication Technology
	279999		other Information Communication Technology

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	150		Glasgow & Strathclyde

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

See attached ITT

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

WCS001

4.3 Time Limits

a) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

b) Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
13-06-2014 Time 12:00

c) Estimated award date 27-06-2014

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

(SC Ref:306055)

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

ITT for the Provision of Design, Development and Maintenance of Web Site

West College Scotland Brand Guidelines

Conditions Of Contract for the Purchase of Goods

5.3 Publication date of this notice

22-05-2014

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