| Dear achternaam, 
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST About British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) BBGV has been operating for over 20 years. It is the accredited British Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam and has two business units; BBGV and the Business Centre. While the BBGV provides traditional chamber services to its members such as events and briefing the Business Centre provides services aimed at UK companies considering to trade or invest in Vietnam. The current website domain is www.bbgv.org Scope of Work BBGV would like to have a single website but with two clear frameworks for both the BBGV and Business Centre activities. The purpose: Target Audience: UK companies considering development into the Vietnam market and also for the BBGV member companies already operating in Vietnam, that require information on our services and business support Website activities and objectives: The website needs to be an easy accessible gateway for both new UK companies and also for our current member companies that want access to information on our services. Eventually we would like it to become an efficient channel to promote the UK-VN trade relationship and be a portal for BBGV membership and sponsorship. This ties in with our major website objectives:
• Create awareness about our organisation
• Generate membership and enquiries into our business centre services
• Build an online knowledgeable community
• Build a repository for resources and materials on doing business in Vietnam Key elements to be included but not exclusively: BBGV
• About us (who we are, contact details) (dual language)
• Membership
• Sponsorship
• Events (including event galleries & calendar)
• Community
o Charity Events
o Our Projects
o How to apply for BBGV Charity Fund
• News
o for members to show case their reports/special offers etc.
o articles on business issues in Vietnam
• E-newsletter
o Register to receive,
o current issue and archive
• Doing Business in Vietnam
• Partners and Sponsors
• On-line directory in the member’s area
• Career
Business Centre
• Who we are (contact us)
• What we do
• Doing business in Vietnam
• Export Opportunities (linked to Department of International Trade – DIT’s Great website)
• Case studies & testimonials
• Membership
• Useful links
• Career
Website features • Call to Actions (Enquiries, contacts etc.)
• News – perhaps an RSS feed
• Pop up asking for registration to the newsletter
• Newsletter subscription
• Visual events calendar (we would like a full-page calendar that highlights specific dates and allows users to toggle between months and download events to their calendar)
• Website keyword search Technical specification
• Option of Live Chat
• Links to other social media
• Website needs to be updatable by ourselves, user & administrator friendly so we can add content and other features
• A Content Management System should be WordPress
• Site needs to be mobile-ready
• Back end of the on-line directory needs to be easy to replicate into a hard copy directory.
Look and feel:
• Using visual brand guideline, both from BBGV and the Department of International to keep the brand recognition & consistency.
Other requirements:
• Advice and support on SEO to within the content to extend reach and keep the website engaged and active.
• Advice and support on hosting options
• Master Service Agreement
The bidding company is welcome to suggest any other features, specification or guidance not mentioned above. We would like the partner to have a proactive approach by providing advice and suggestions to the best way to maintain and keep our website relevant. We are looking for a reliable and affordable option and are open to barter opportunities. Deadline to apply:
The BBGV invites bids to design and build its public website. Bids should be submitted to Peter Rimmer via email (peter.rimmer@bbgv.org) by 31st May 2017. We will choose a supplier within one week of receiving the bids. The project will commence on the 20th June 2017. Our target launch date is 1st August 2017. Please address any questions to Peter Rimmer via telephone on 08 3829 8430 Ext. 122 or email peter.rimmer@bbgv.org. | 
