New Procurement Portal launched by the Prime Minister
London, UK ---- A free new public sector procurement website, launched by the Prime Minister, has been delivered by award-winning digital agency Sequence using Sitecore Web CMS. The portal is the latest measure aimed at removing unnecessary obstacles that make government procurement difficult for small businesses.
Designed and developed by Sequence for SERCO, who provide the Business Link site (www.businesslink.gov.uk) in which the new site is housed, Contracts Finder displays information on all new procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts for central government that are valued at over £10,000. Targeted at businesses, government buyers and the public, the project forms a central part of the government?s new commitment to transparency and makes government procurement ?more welcoming? for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The service is built around Sitecore Web CMS, a leading Microsoft .Net-based web development platform. Sitecore?s feature-rich, easy-to-use structure keeps editorial quite separate from the technical side allowing non-technical staff to be responsible for keeping content up-to-date. Sitecore also has a comprehensive range of pre-built connectors and data abstraction layers that allow customers to easily extend the platform?s capabilities over time.
Richard Baker, Managing Director, Sequence, commented: ?The launch of Contracts Finder represents an important step in opening up government procurement. By providing an easy to use online tool smaller companies will stand a better chance at competing for public sector projects.?
?We are thrilled to be able to add this SERCO initiative to a growing list of Sitecore clients in the public sector such the DVLA, Department of Business Innovation & Skills and NHS Direct,? said Simon Bartolo, Managing Director, Sitecore UK. ?It is a measure of the success of our philosophy and product strategy that in these times of Government austerity Sitecore continues to be the solution of choice for important public sector projects.?
Acting as a replacement for the current government tender portal www.supply2.gov.uk, Contracts Finder is one of several practical measures being taken by the government in a drive to become more open.
With phase one launched at the Treasury buildings in London on Friday 11 February, further features and functionality are planned to be added to the website in the coming months.
About Sequence
Founded in 1995, Sequence is an award-winning digital agency of 55 people with a rich history in our core discipline of website design & build.
Based in Cardiff and London and with clients all over the UK, Sequence works across a multitude of digital marketing platforms, channels and styles of execution for clients of all shapes and sizes including Snow+Rock, Eversheds, Storm Models, Welsh National Opera, Rachel?s Organic, The BBC and S.A. Brains & Co. to name but a few.
About Sitecore
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