Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c69-80e8-70fc-aac9-3b47ac003103/redevelopment-of-manchester-central-website awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Redevelopment of Manchester Central website [Manchester City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/manchester-city-council) Estimated value £80,000 Published 1 Feb 2021 Deadline Closed 8 Jan 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Manchester Central is currently looking for a website design and development Contractor to redevelop the [manchestercentral.co.uk](https://www.manchestercentral.co.uk) website for Manchester Central. The Contract will be for the initial redevelopment project with an anticipated Contract start date of February 10th, 2021. In addition, hosting and support packages will be required for a period of one (1) year from the launch of the website, with a Manchester Central only extension up to two (2) years following a review. The ongoing support Contract start date is anticipated as May 1st, 2021, dependent on project start date. Specifically, these two ongoing services (packages) required from the Contractor are: • Hosting, including 24/7 hosting support. The website server chosen by the service provider should be best suited to Manchester Central's requirements and be based in the United Kingdom. Any backup services employed must also be housed in the United Kingdom. The website is 'mission critical' in terms of providing an ecommerce and event bookings platform and your hosting service should reflect that. Ongoing monitoring and optimisation of the website's effectiveness in reaching pre-defined business and marketing goals. This will be via 'CRO', ongoing User Experience research and optimisation and SEO health management. Our exact requirements will be discussed and finalised at the time of project placement. Read full description ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/27f8bb86-9426-4f44-895a-70c585c47db9) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Manchester City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/manchester-city-council) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Preliminary Market Engagement - Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) · North East Lincolnshire Borough Council · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15410-bf5e-72d1-8225-fbabeaba595f/preliminary-market-engagement-corporate-enterprise-resource-planning-erp) [Servers – Dostawa serwerów do klastra wirtualizacyjnego · Politechnika Rzeszowska · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2e23-7066-ba48-4fc2a9243b50/poland-servers-dostawa-serwerow-do-klastra-wirtualizacyjnego) [License management software package – Dostawa licencji bezpieczeństwa do Systemu DNS · Poczta Polska S.A. · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-20fa-7396-87e7-40ce84cb0f4d/poland-license-management-software-package-dostawa-licencji-bezpieczenstwa-d) [Security software package – Pořízení a implementace integrovaného řešení EDR/XDR a SIEM · Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1e5d-73ea-989e-b9c221c4c490/czechia-security-software-package-porizeni-a-implementace-integrovaneho-rese) [Computer servers – „Dostawa serwerów komputerowych wraz z dedykowanymi kartami graficznymi dla Copernicus PL Sp. z o.o.” · Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością · 3 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-08e5-7339-9a05-be1adf5996b5/poland-computer-servers-dostawa-serwerow-komputerowych-wraz-z-dedykowanymi) [Software package and information systems – Datenerfassungssystem · Dataport AöR · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-43c5-7007-89f5-0ea2d1525f27/germany-software-package-and-information-systems-datenerfassungssystem)