Website Support and Maintenance
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Productivity Commission is tendering for a 12-month Drupal website support and maintenance contract, with the successful supplier to undertake the project in three phases. Scope The scope includes: Drupal website support and maintenance carried out across three project phases Potential additional work orders, described as an optional Phase 4, to further develop elements of the website over the lifetime of the contract Contract Terms and Conditions Contract period of 12 months, with the option for two further 12-month extensions This RFQ will be placed against two panels The first phase of the project may be awarded to two suppliers, who will carry out the work in parallel Suppliers awarded the first phase are to provide a fixed price bid for the remaining phases
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