Award

Website Management & Digital Presence Services

  • Arts University Bournemouth

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-007866

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058403 (view related notices)

Published 29 January 2026, 10:07am



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

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