Contract

New Web Estate

  • UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-031422

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05466b

Published 11 June 2025, 9:51am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Sussex House

Falmer, Brighton

BN19RH

Contact

Kasia Thomas

Email

kasia.thomas@sussex.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Companies House

RC000672

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/

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

New Web Estate

Reference number

US_24066

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of design, build and deliver a new University website ecosystem and supporting operating model.

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: £999,866

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of design, build and deliver a new University website ecosystem and supporting operating model.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest

Explanation:

Shortlisting exercise from GCloud13 Framework

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 May 2025

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

Acquia Inc

Boston

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £999,866


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The University of Sussex

Brighton

Country

United Kingdom