The National Gallery: UX Design of National Gallery Collection Pages

UK-London: World wide web WWW site design services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery
             The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2077475810, Email: contracting@ng-london.org.uk
             Main Address: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
             NUTS Code: UKI32
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-World-wide-web-WWW-site-design-services./CP52547MNY
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/CP52547MNY to the abovementioned address       
      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: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: UX Design of National Gallery Collection Pages       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      72413000 - World wide web WWW site design services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The National Gallery invites suppliers to tender for a discovery phase, leading to UX & UI design for the Collections work package (one element of the DDP).

We’re looking for an organisation to help us present the new information – surfaced by the DDP – in a visually-appealing, logical, and audience-focused way.

In this intensely busy period for the National Gallery, the chosen agency will help us with this project we'd usually deliver in-house but lack the current capacity for.

The chosen agency will be providing wireframes which will form the basis of the designs to be translated to the website. Changes to these designs may occur in the build phase. Copyright in the designs will belong to the National Gallery.

Suppliers must provide evidence of experience of working with collections data for galleries, libraries, museums or archives, carried out within the last five years. Suppliers who cannot provide       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 75,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI32 Westminster
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The National Gallery invites suppliers to tender for a discovery phase, leading to UX & UI design for the Collections work package (one element of the DDP).

We’re looking for an organisation to help us present the new information – surfaced by the DDP – in a visually-appealing, logical, and audience-focused way.

In this intensely busy period for the National Gallery, the chosen agency will help us with this project we'd usually deliver in-house but lack the current capacity for.

The chosen agency will be providing wireframes which will form the basis of the designs to be translated to the website. Changes to these designs may occur in the build phase. Copyright in the designs will belong to the National Gallery.

We have clear UX and brand guidelines to share with the successful agency.

Suppliers must provide evidence of experience of working with collections data for galleries, libraries, museums or archives, carried out within the last five years. Suppliers who cannot provide this evidence will not be considered further.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 01/12/2023 / End: 30/04/2024       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Suppliers must provide evidence of experience of working with collections data for galleries, libraries, museums or archives, carried out within the last five years. Suppliers who cannot provide this evidence will not be considered further.    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 10/11/2023 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 3
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 10/11/2023
         Time: 12:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             The National Gallery
       Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2077475823, Email: contracting@ng-london.org.uk
       Internet address: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 27/10/2023

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