Tender Summary

Contract for Staffordshire's History Centre Website

Buying Organisation

Staffordshire County Council

Contract Value

£41,500

Tender Description

Staffordshire County Council is looking to appoint a supplier to our current digital offer, and how it might be improved. The specification in brief is to cover:

1) Create a website that enables staff, community groups, new audiences and the general public to explore, share, curate and search the following related to the heritage of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent:
o Stories
o Collections: archives, photographs, films, audio clips
o Other resources
2) Create a website that showcases and markets the service, events and exhibitions.

Key principles for the new website are:
Rejuvenated online presence
Marketing for new audiences
Opportunities for sharing and user participation (including open / linked data).
Linked to physical visits - especially to exhibitions and events.
Increasing digitisation
Increasing digital transactions
Mobile friendly and accessible
Clear and strong identity and branding
User friendly, simple to use and good navigation
Meets at least the minimum standard approved by Heritage Lottery Fund for accessibility https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding/good-practice-guidance/introduction-online-accessibility
Targeted, punchy and clean content. Good quality content that is easy to find.
Easily discoverable content from Google and other search engines

Please refer to the full tender documentation for further details.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Web page editing software development services (CPV 72212224)
World wide web (www) site design services (CPV 72413000)
World wide web (www) site operation host services (CPV 72415000)

Region

West Midlands (UKG)

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