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Orkney Islands Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The provision of web services to the orkney.com website for up to 3 years with 2 x 12 extensions available.

Awarded to

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NB Communication Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£214.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Aug 2024
Award ID
007247-2025-OIC/PROC/1905-1
Status
active
Location
Lerwick, UKM66, ZE10LL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72212224 — Web page editing software development services
  • CPV72413000 — World wide web (www) site design services
  • CPV72415000 — World wide web (www) site operation host services

Lots

  • Orkney Islands Council (OIC) and Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) work in partnership to support key sectors and companies of growth to market their products and services through the jointly funded Orkney Marketing programme. For the purposes of this contract OIC will act as the contracting authority while HIE will be the lead contact for the management of the contract. Submissions are invited from contractors who can provide web service for the orkney.com website. The contract will initially be for 3 years (1 August 2024 to 31 July 2027) with a further 2 x 12 months subject to availability of budgets. There will also be break clauses at Year 1 and Year 2 which will only be applied if funding for year 2 or year 3 becomes unavailable - Contractors will be advised of any changes by 24 December 2024 (year 2) and 24 December 2025 (year 3).£250k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OIC/PROC/1905
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
21 Jun 2024, 14:00
Description
Three Officers with delegated authority.

Address

Street Address
PCS Postbox opening via Teams

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
21 Jun 2024, 14:00

Tender Period

Ends
21 Jun 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
72415000
Scheme
CPV
Description
World wide web (www) site operation host services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Description
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Orkney Islands Council (OIC) and Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) work in partnership to support key sectors and companies of growth to market their products and services through the jointly funded Orkney Marketing programme. For the purposes of this contract OIC will act as the contracting authority while HIE will be the lead contact for the management of the contract. Submissions are invited from contractors who can provide web service for the orkney.com website. The contract will initially be for 3 years (1 August 2024 to 31 July 2027) with a further 2 x 12 months subject to availability of budgets. There will also be break clauses at Year 1 and Year 2 which will only be applied if funding for year 2 or year 3 becomes unavailable - Contractors will be advised of any changes by 24 December 2024 (year 2) and 24 December 2025 (year 3).

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
Initial term of 24 months with 2 x 12 month extensions (subject to funding)

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Methodology
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Name
Project Delivery
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 3
Name
Fair Work Practices
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 4
Name
Website Hosting Technical Requirement
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 5
Name
Cyber Security Reponse
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Orkney Islands

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM65
Entry 2
Region
UKM65

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72415000
Scheme
CPV
Description
World wide web (www) site operation host services
Entry 2
Id
72413000
Scheme
CPV
Description
World wide web (www) site design services
Entry 3
Id
72212224
Scheme
CPV
Description
Web page editing software development services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4848
Name
Orkney Islands Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM65
Locality
Kirkwall
Postal Code
KW15 1NY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council Offices, School Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Orkney Islands Council

Contact

Name
Denise Link
Fax Number
+44 01856876158
Telephone
+44 01856873535

Additional Contact Points

Entry 1
Fax Number
+44 01856876158
Telephone
+44 01856873535
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1479
Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV2 5NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463383084
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-69361
Name
Sheriffs Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Kirkwall
Postal Code
KW15 1PD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Watergate

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriffs Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1856872110
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-134013
Name
NB Communication Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM66
Locality
Lerwick
Postal Code
ZE10LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Stewart Building, Esplanade

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
NB Communication Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 1595696155
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-64913
Name
Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Kirkwall
Postal Code
KW15 1PD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Watergate

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1856872110
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-139297
Name
Sheriff Court

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Kirkwall
Postal Code
KW15 1DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
wa

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1856872110
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-139298
Name
Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Kirkwall
Postal Code
KW15 1DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Watergate

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1856872110

Award information

Award 1
Id
007247-2025-OIC/PROC/1905-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134013
Name
NB Communication Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007247-2025-OIC/PROC/1905-1
Status
active
Award ID
007247-2025-OIC/PROC/1905-1
Date Signed
8 Aug 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
214,500
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kirkwall · UKM65 · KW15 1NY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM65

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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