The European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education is an independent organisation that acts as a platform for collaboration for its member countries in the field of education. Its mission is to help member countries improve the quality and effectiveness of their inclusive provision for all learners.
Providing information in ways that allow web users to access content on an equal basis with others is a crucial aspect of inclusion in education – and in society in general. The Agency’s website www.european-agency.org has been a model of accessibility and this is a priority in the present procurement process.
The Agency is looking for a European partner to:
- Re-develop the Agency public website and intranet
- Host the Agency public website and intranet
- Provide continuous support in developing new website tools and databases.
Tenderers who wish to be considered for this work must be able to demonstrate their range of experience in website development. Specifically, they should be able to prove their experience in accompanying customers in the process of further developing their websites. Most importantly, they should demonstrate their understanding of and ability to implement accessibility and usability standards and maintain a high level of practical accessibility.
The selected company will work together with a dedicated team of web editors. It is therefore vital that the company is familiar with working with teams of individuals that work at a distance from each other and use different forms of on-line communication tools. Flexible working hours and practices, as well as open minded and creative work attitudes are very important.
All Agency communication is in English. Staff of the selected company will need to demonstrate their ability to communicate in this language and to present their solutions to a group with varying knowledge of ICT.
The tender procedure will conclude with the award of a Framework Service contract, initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal. The contract is estimated to begin in October 2016. A detailed breakdown of the services to be provided by the successful candidate will be negotiated and agreed at the time of awarding the contract.
The deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is 20 September, 2016. Formal expressions of interest should be emailed to ict@european-agency.org by 20 September 2016.
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