Request for Proposals - Website Rebuild and Ongoing Maintenance
Posted 1 day ago by Better Cotton
Negotiable
Undetermined
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England, United Kingdom
Summary: Better Cotton is seeking proposals from skilled service providers for the management and rebuilding of their website, which is essential for enhancing user experience and reflecting their brand identity. The project will unfold in three phases, starting with immediate updates and culminating in a comprehensive rebuild by March 2026. The initiative aims to improve the website's functionality and support Better Cotton's mission of sustainability in the cotton industry. Interested applicants will be evaluated based on Better Cotton's commitment to transparency and equal opportunity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and rebuild the Better Cotton website based on audit findings.
- Provide ongoing maintenance of the site, servers, and domains.
- Implement priority changes to improve user experience and reflect the new brand identity.
- Consolidate existing improvements and develop a content and messaging strategy.
- Oversee the full website rebuild project starting March 2026.
Key Skills:
- Technical skills in website management and development.
- Experience with user experience (UX) and search engine optimisation (SEO).
- Ability to implement brand identity changes effectively.
- Strong project management skills to oversee multiple phases of the project.
- Knowledge of best practices in website maintenance and management.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Request for Proposals: Website Rebuild and Ongoing Maintenance
Applications Deadline: 2nd October 2025
Location: Global
Start Date: 1st March 2026
End Date: 31st April 2028
Descriptio nBetter Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.8 million farmers in 22 countries in more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard, and our membership network includes more than 2,400 members . More information about Better Cotton can be found on our website: www.bettercotton.o rg
Backgro undWe are seeking proposals from technically skilled service providers interested in taking on the responsibility for managing and rebuilding the Better Cotton website. We are looking for a partner that can support us with both day-to-day maintenance of the site, servers and domains, in addition to rebuilding the website based on recent audit findin gs. The comprehensive audit from early 2025 gathered objective, expert insights on the website’s user experience (UX), accessibility, and search engine optimisation (SEO). The project also produced recommendations on how to incorporate the organisation’s refreshed brand identity, which is launching in October alongside our new on-product la bel.
The project born out of the audit findings includes three ph ases:
Ph ase 1:Based on this audit, Better Cotton is currently in phase 1 of a website refresh, implementing priority changes to the site to reflect the new brand and improve user experience. These changes will be launched in Oc tober. However, to address the audit findings, a more thorough rebuild of the website is needed to make it a critical tool in managing and building our reputation, reflecting our core business needs.
Phase 2:In phase 2, between October 2025 and March 2026, Better Cotton will build on the initial updates and prepare for the full website rebuild. During this transition period, our focus will be on consolidating existing improvements, applying actionable insights from the audits and developing a robust content and messaging strategy to support the futu re site.
Phase 3:The target date for full rebuild to kick off is March 2026. Phase 3 is the major project set out in the scope of work under Com ponent 2.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Better Cotton is committed to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human and financial resources. All applications will be reviewed under the principles and subject to Better Cotton’s policies on equal opportunity, non-discrimination, anti-bribery & corruption and conflict o f interest.