Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-03
Buyer: COST Association
Country: BE
Region: RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72413000: Website design services | 72415000: Website hosting services | 72420000
Estimated value: 540000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2017-07-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: As part of its efforts to increase the visibility of the COST programme and to establish a more strategic approach to communications, the COST Association is in need of a new website and related services that would meet the current standards in digital communications. Due to the need to develop, host and maintain the website over a long period of time, a pluriannual contract (4 years) is needed. The services to be performed will cover the following:
LOT 1: Web design and web development: Website design and CMS development with extended features like public databases, forums, collaboration, social media automation, search engine optimisation, registration systems and data visualisation;
LOT 2: Website-related marketing services: editorial services such as copywriting, web content proofreading; search engine optimised content; This lot is a lot on purchase order;
LOT 3: Web hosting and web maintenance as from launching of the website: Website hosting and maintenance of the main COST website;
LOT 5: Web hosting and web maintenance for a multi-tenant CMS system: In addition to the main website COST considers to host the websites of its 300+ COST Actions on a multi-tenant CMS system. The hosting environment for this would need to be provided and maintained.
Website design and CMS development with extended features like public databases, forums, collaboration, social media automation, search engine optimisation, registration systems and data visualisation.
This lot shall be on purchase orders for answering specific needs of the Contracting Authority during execution of lot 1.
Web hosting and web maintenance as from launching of the website: Website hosting and maintenance of the main COST website.
Lot 3 is an optional lot at this stage. It should be activated upon the launch of the website (i.e. upon delivery of lots 1 and 2).
Lot 4 is an optional lot at this stage. It should be activated upon the launch of the website (i.e. upon delivery of lots 1 and 2).
In addition to the main website COST considers to host the websites of its 300+ COST Actions on a multi-tenant CMS system. The hosting environment for this would need to be provided and maintained.
— LOT 3: Web hosting and web maintenance as from launching of the website: Website hosting and maintenance of the main COST website;
LOT 5: Web hosting and web maintenance for a multi-tenant CMS system: In addition to the main website COST considers to host the websites of its 300+ COST Actions on a multi-tenant CMS system. The hosting environment for this would need to be provided and maintained.
References relating to the services provided in the areas of activity — 70 points. Competences and experience of the personnel to be responsible for implementing the contract services — 30 points.

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