Website Development, Maintenance and Hosting Framework
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Published
17 Jul 2025
Description
THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to further develop, maintain and host its suite of websites on the Umbraco content management system. This Framework is being procured for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and on behalf of Wave Energy Scotland (WES), Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) and any other Contracting Authority wholly or partly under the control of, or funded by HIE, WES or ORIC, at any point during the term of this Framework, subject to case-by-case approval by HIE. These services will be required from 1 August 2025 for an initial period of 3 years (unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework agreement) with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.
Scope
- Reference
- FTS 043
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
The framework will be awarded for an initial period of 3 year with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 724150007220000072230000722500007224000072300000724000007241600072420000724210007221248072210000793420007941300072410000
- Contract locations
- Scotland
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 Umbraco and Microsoft Developers | pass/fail | quality | — |
| Q2 Prompt Payment Standard Clause | pass/fail | quality | — |
| Q3 Cyber Security | pass/fail | quality | — |
| Q4 Hosting location – UK servers only | pass/fail | quality | — |
| Q5 Implementation, management and delivery methodology – HOSTING | 18% | quality | — |
| Q6 Implementation, management and delivery methodology –WEBSITE | 18% | quality | — |
| Q7 Management and Delivery Team | 10% | quality | — |
| Q8 Inverness Campus Project | 12% | quality | — |
| Q9 Fair Work | 5% | quality | — |
| Q10 Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits | 2% | quality | — |
| — | 40% | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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