Official UK procurement notice
Digital Capabilities Tool · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Potentially Limited for the ongoing maintenance and support of the current platform it uses to deliver a Digital Capabilities Tool for staff and students in Higher Education and Further Education. The Capabilities Tool enables users to determine their digital capability and receive relevant resources to help them improve their digital skills. Institutions can also see an overview of staff and student capabilities across their digital landscape.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is for a specialist Capability Tool with complex question logic that…Awarded
The contract is for a specialist Capability Tool with complex question logic that identifies areas of digital skills where staff and students can improve their capabilities. Development resources curated within an integrated content management tool are tailored and presented to each individual user based on their responses to the tool. The Capability tool has been developed to meet the specific requirements of staff and students in Higher Education and Further Education in the UK and internationally. The tool has also been designed around the capability and organisational frameworks of our customers and includes specifically scripted personas relevant to their sectors. Additional information: The contract value is £23,238 less than first anticipated and published in the VEAT notice.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Feb 2022, 09:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2022, 06:13 BST
- Authority reference
Proc1843- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024542- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03172eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The supplier is the sole proprietor of the intellectual property rights in the platform and is therefore the only supplier capable of undertaking maintenance and further system development on the platform. This platform is currently the only solution to provide ALL the functions needed to serve our customers.
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Ltd will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to suppliers. This notification provides information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for suppliers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 article 91 provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially Limited | £306,343 † | — | Awarded |
| Potentially Limited | £283,105 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Digital Capabilities Tool · Potentially Limited
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2022
- Value
- £283,105
- Status
- active
Digital Capabilities Tool · Potentially Limited
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2022
- Value
- £306,343
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Potentially LimitedAwarded supplier
- Potentially LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.