Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Wolverhampton College
Wellington Road Campus, Wellington Road
Wolverhampton
WV14 6BT
Telephone
+44 1902317517
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG3 - West Midlands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CoWC Website and Associated Services
Reference number
CA13812 -
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212224 - Web page editing software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of Wolverhampton College is looking to work with a web development and digital marketing agency/supplier to undertake a full redevelopment of current website.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £97,110
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Main site or place of performance
West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Wolverhampton College is looking to work with a web development and digital marketing agency/supplier to undertake a full redevelopment of current website.
Aim is to is to have a website that has a sales-driven and discovery platform – a place for prospective students to browse our courses, consider career paths and find out about the facilities and support what college has to offer.
In addition to the about the hosted service requirements, services to included but not limited to:
• Bug fixes for issues reported by the customer via the helpdesk.
• Periodic checks on event logs for errors and warnings and applying patches.
• Training on CMS for new releases.
• Resolving technical issues with third-party service providers on behalf of the customer
• Source code maintenance and collaboration
• Automation of deployment
• Maintenance of website on 2 environments staging and production
• Release deployments on production server
• Monthly reports via a dashboard and electro
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50.00%
Price - Weighting: 50.00%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Time constraints within organisation to implement website for contract start date.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-009091
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CA13812
Title
CoWC Website and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SOWDEN & SOWDEN LIMITED
HESSLE
HU13 0RU
Telephone
+44 1482649311
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £97,110
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Wolverhampton College
Wellington Road Campus, Wellington Road,
Wolverhampton
WV14 6BT
Telephone
+44 1902836000
Country
United Kingdom