IT consultancy support for the design, development & implementation of a new www.welfare.ie web site
The Department of Social Protection is seeking tenders for IT consultancy support to:
— Design and develop a new, accessible
www.welfare.ie web site, with a suitable information architecture and graphic design, which incorporates the full range of services delivered by the Department,
— Design and develop a dedicated area within the site for jobseekers, which will include links to the employment and community services currently provided on the
www.fas.ie and
www.jobsireland.ie web sites, as well as information on income support schemes for people of working age,
— Design and develop a new mobile version of the
www.welfare.ie web site,
— Provide a content management system, utilising Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 (MSS 2010) that meets the Department’s needs,
— Plan and implement the required technical infrastructure, including the build of a server farm to support, at the minimum, production and testing environments and also develop a comprehensive backup strategy for the new web site,
— Develop and deliver training to Departmental staff to allow them maintain both content on the web site and the technical infrastructure developed as part of this project,
— Migrate content from the existing
www.welfare.ie website and also from other sites listed at Section 3.10.1 to the new site and also provide for syndication of selected content from the
www.citizensinformation.ie site,
— Provide project management support, including a project manager and project team, to assist in delivering and implementing the project by the required project completion date specified,
— Maintain and provide support for the further development of the new site for a period of three years.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=430952.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=430952.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-07-10.
The procurement was published on 2012-05-31.
Suppliers
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Procurement history
| Date |
Document |
| 2012-05-31
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Contract notice
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| 2012-09-13
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Contract award notice
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