Here's a concise overview of the tender "Development and maintenance works for the web environment toitumine.ee" in Estonia:

• Objective: To design, develop, implement, and maintain a new web solution for toitumine.ee, a website providing evidence-based information on healthy nutrition and lifestyle. The project is co-financed by EU funds.
• Scope: Includes analysis of existing technical and UX audits, concept development, UX/UI design, prototype creation and testing, technical development, content restructuring and migration, testing, launch, a 12-month warranty, and maintenance/support until August 31, 2029.
• Target Audience: The website serves both general users seeking quick, clear information and practical tools, and specialists (e.g., nutritionists, healthcare professionals) requiring in-depth, referenced information and downloadable resources.
• Key Requirements: The new solution must be based on a modern, sustainable content management platform, improve content discoverability, support user navigation between related topics, and maintain synergy with the NutriData information system. It must also comply with digital accessibility standards (EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.2 AA).
• Timeline: Development is expected to take 5-7 months, carried out in collaboration with the Tervise Arengu Instituut (TAI) team. The deadline for submitting bids is August 31, 2026 (13 days remaining).
• Evaluation Criteria: The most economically advantageous offer will be selected based on a 100-point scale:
  • Example work "Sugars and sweeteners" description: 40 points
  • Quality of web platform choice justification, development process work plan, and risk management description: 20 points
  • Total development cost: 30 points
  • Cost per hour for maintenance and support services: 5 points
  • Cost per hour for additional development: 5 points
• Eligibility: Bidders must confirm they will not involve subcontractors or suppliers (over 10% of contract value) who are Russian citizens, residents, or entities, or entities owned more than 50% by such persons/entities. Subcontractors and suppliers must be based in Estonia, an EU member state, an EEA country, or a WTO GPA signatory. All communication and documents must be in Estonian; the bidder must ensure a competent translator is available if their team does not speak Estonian.