Scope
Reference
AUB/WEB-DIGITAL/ITT/2025
Description
Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a specialist higher education institution dedicated to creative subjects. This is a notice to confirm selection of a supplier to provide end‑to‑end website management and digital presence services to support AUB's institutional website and enhance visibility, accessibility, performance, and user engagement. This notice comes after the second stage of Quick Quote/ITT of our process following the PQQ/PSQ. Five shortlisted suppliers were invited to respond.
Contract term: 3 years with options to extend for two further 12‑month periods (3+1+1) at AUB's sole discretion
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £178,750 excluding VAT
- £214,500 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
29 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
29 January 2026
Standstill period
- End: 9 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
20 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 30 April 2026 to 30 April 2029
- Possible extension to 30 April 2031
- 5 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
3 year with the possibility of extending twice for a period of 12 month each (3+1+1 ) entirely upon AUBs discretion .
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services
- 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKK - South West (England)
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
6BYTHREE DIGITAL LTD
- Companies House: 13434829
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLNB-2867-CCZV
The Incuhive Space, Hursley Park Campus Hursley Park Road
Winchester
SO21 2JN
United Kingdom
Email: jon@6bythree.com
Website: http://www.6bythree.com
Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Arts University Bournemouth
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVCG-5182-VTDJ
7 Fern Barrow, Wallisdown
Poole
BH125HH
United Kingdom
Contact name: Okechukwu Umeokafor
Email: procurement@aub.ac.uk
Region: UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government