REQUEST FOR QUOTATION & PROPOSAL - Website Design, Development, Migration, Testing, Maintenance and Hosting for Medical Journal The Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

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Request for Quotation and Proposal issued by the Academy of Medicine, Singapore for a comprehensive website project for its medical journal, The Annals. The process outlines invitation, submission deadlines, and tenderer presentation/interview timing, followed by award subject to contract negotiation. Vendors are asked to design, develop, migrate, test, maintain, and host a fully operational site, including analytics, CMS, database conversion, system integrations, end-to-end project management, training, production staging, go-live support, and post-launch maintenance. Scope also specifies responsive, SEO-friendly implementation and deliverables aligned with established international journal benchmarks.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

1. Time Frame for Process

Invitation to Call for Quotation & Proposal

Closing date/time for submission

Presentation and Interview

Announcement of award/decision

2. Submission Information

3. Enquiries

4. Background

4.1 About Academy of Medicine, Singapore

4.2 About the Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

5. Project Information

5.1 Scope of Intent

5.2 Scope of Services

5.3 Scope of the Project

5.4 Scope of Work (Annex A – Critical Criteria)

5.4.1 Webpage Design

ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION & PROPOSAL Website Design, Development, Migration, Testing, Maintenance and Hosting for Medical Journal The Annals, of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Date of Call 25 February 2021 1. TIME FRAME FOR PROCESS | Process | Deadline | | --- | --- | | Invitation to Call for Quotation & Proposal | Thu 25 February 2021 | | Closing date/time for submission |
5:00 pm Tue 9 March 2021 | | Presentation and Interview of short-listed Tenderers |
4:00 pm Thu 18 March 2021 | | Announcement of award/decision
(subject to Contract negotiation) | End-March 2021 | 2. SUBMISSION INFORMATION Electronic submissions should be forwarded by the due date to:- | Name: | Ms Tan Lay Leng | | --- | --- | | Organisation: | Academy of Medicine, Singapore | | Address: | Academy of Medicine, Singapore
81 Kim Keat Road, \#11-00 NKF Centre, Singapore 328836 | | Telephone: | +(65) 6593 7864/ 9271 2462 | | Email: | [tan.layleng@ams.edu.sg](tan.layleng@ams.edu.sg) | 3. ENQUIRIES Requests for further information or clarification of requirements may be directed to the below contact. | Organisation: | Academy of Medicine, Singapore | | --- | --- | | Contact Persons: | Ms Tan Lay Leng | | Email: | [tan.layleng@ams.edu.sg](tan.layleng@ams.edu.sg) | Please note that we reserve the right to advise, at our discretion, all parties issued with the Request for Quotation and Proposal, of further information/clarification of project requirements resulting from any enquiry. 4. BACKGROUND 4.1. About Academy of Medicine, Singapore The Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS), is a professional institution of medical and dental specialists devoted to advancing the art and science of medicine in Singapore through postgraduate specialist training; maintenance of high standards of competency and ethical integrity through continuous professional development as well as dissemination of information and knowledge to the public on matters related to health. 4.2. About the Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore The Annals is the official medical journal of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. It is a refereed monthly journal appearing in the Index Medicus and has been accepted in the Science Citation Index-Expanded, ISI Alerting Services, and Current Contents/Clinical Medicine. It serves the various specialties that form the membership of the Academy and orientates its publications to these disciplines. The journal website is dated, thus needs a redesign to have a clean and user-friendly navigation layout. It also needs backend analytics to allow user profiling, and a content management system. For more information, please visit [https://www.ams.edu.sg/](https://www.ams.edu.sg/) The journal’s 2019 Impact Factor is 1.533 and 5-Year Impact Factor is 1.617. This website project is an important initiative of the Annals’ aim to increase the journal’s visibility and citation, improving its Impact Factor >2.0. 5. PROJECT INFORMATION 5.1. Scope of Intent This call invites interested vendors to quote and propose for the project to design, develop, migrate, test, maintain and host a new website of the Academy’s medical journal, the Annals. 5.2. Scope of Services The vendor must have the capability, capacity and competence for delivering the specifications, especially the design and the functionality of the requirements of an intuitive and professional journal website. 5.3. Scope of the Project 5.3.1 Undertake the design, development, migration, testing, maintenance and hosting of a fully operational Annals website. 5.3.2 Provide consultation services, database conversion, migration and setup of the hardware and network infrastructure to support the smooth running of the system. 5.3.3 Provide integration with existing Membership Management System and Annals Manuscript Manager to ensure smooth and seamless operation. 5.3.4 Undertake end-to-end project management, including

FAQs

What is the submission timeline for the quotation and proposal?

The document lists an invitation date, a submission closing time, a presentation/interview time for short-listed tenderers, and an award/decision announcement timing subject to contract negotiation.

What main services must the vendor provide for the Annals website project?

The vendor must handle design, development, migration, testing, maintenance, and hosting, along with consultation, database conversion, hardware/network setup support, integrations, and end-user training and documentation.

What are the key technical and functional requirements included in the scope?

Requirements include an intuitive professional journal website, PHP/JavaScript options, HTML for SEO, responsive mobile-friendly capability, browser emulation/testing, and individual HTML pages for articles with DOI links from 2021 onward.

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