Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Head of Procurement
Western Avenue
Cardiff
CF5 2YB
UK
Contact person: Andrea Brooksbank
Telephone: +44 2920417310
E-mail: abrooksbank@cardiffmet.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0259
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Design and Build of the Cardiff Metropolitan University Website
Reference number: ITT/22/22
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212783
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University wishes to appoint an organisation to design, build, host and maintain the University’s new web site.
We are flexible in our approach and welcome bids from suppliers that are either web designers and would build the site from an open-source CMS and provide design and hosting, or CMS suppliers that would provide the whole solution from the CMS and the design, build to hosting.
We aim to launch the new website in summer 2023 and have an estimated budget of circa 365,000.00 GBP inc. vat for the entire project.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
365 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48780000
72413000
72415000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University wishes to appoint a supplier to build the entire Cardiff Metropolitan University website. We are seeking a partner that is as passionate about achieving our goals as we are and want to build a strong and flexible working relationship between the service provider and our in-house teams to implement the web build and content strategy together.
The current website runs on Microsoft 2013 and has been in place since 2009. The site has had numerous changes over a 10-year period, consists of over 2000 indexed pages, multiple content editors across the university who create and maintain pages on the website. The site is now outdated and needs replacing and updating.
The new website replacement project will include 3 major work streams,
1 New wireframe and design
2 CMS website build hosting and maintenance
3 Content project including a content strategy plan.
The University is looking to award to a bidder that will provide work for streams 1 and 2 with close collaboration on workstream 3.
The procurement will follow a two stage Restricted process, the first stage is pre-qualification using the Selection Questionnaire (SQ). The SQ is available on the University's etender portal Intend
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
The closing date and time for return of the completed SQ is 12 noon on the 24th June 2022. It is envisaged that tender documentation will be issued to those suppliers who successfully pre-qualify (5 suppliers) week commencing 4th July 2022.
To access the SQ please register on the Intend etender site, which is free of charge and simply requires some standard contact details. As soon as login details and password are created please login. Select Tenders, Current, the project is the Design and Build of the University's Website, View Details, Express an Interest and the SQ document is in the Selection Stage tab of the project. You may then view the SQ or download. Please return a completed SQ by uploading the document to the site and selecting Submit return by the date and time.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Cost criterion: cost
/ Weighting: 25
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
365 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two, one year contract extension options will be available subject to performance (3 + 1 + 1).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Detailed in the SQ document.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/06/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
04/07/2022
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=121500.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
the successful provider will be required to provide an overview of the positive social or community benefits that they may be able to deliver to the University, its student population and or the local community. More information on community benefits is available by copy and pasting the url into a browser
https://gov.wales/procurement-social-value-community-benefits
(WA Ref:121500)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/05/2022