Official UK procurement notice
E-Learning Content Aggregator / marketplace Provider LXP
Authority: ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD (Charity / VCSE)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£480,000≈ £240k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2026awarded 18 Mar 2026
Awarded to OpenSesame Inc.
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of an e-Learning Content aggregator / marketplace Provider for the ECITB's Learning experience platform (LXP) as per the tender notice: 2026/S 000-007269
CPV: Education and training services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support80000000 Education and training services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Invitation to Tender
- Technical & professional ability
Please see invitation to tender
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical / Quality criteria: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Pricing criteria as detailed within the invitation to tender
- Technical / Quality criteria: Weighted questions as detailed within the invitation to tender
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Invitation to Tender
- Technical & professional ability
Please see invitation to tender
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 09:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
P2511-2- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007269- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061015Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
***Tenders must be submitted by email to [email protected]***
The ECITB does not have an e-procurement system.
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 2 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published262 days ago27 Jan 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Clarification questions by247 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline235 days ago23 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by227 days ago3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent213 days ago18 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends203 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts138 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published137 days ago2 Jun 2026, 09:27 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 16:20 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 12:12 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 12:12 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jun 2026, 09:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £480,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSesame Inc.1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: Optional one (1) year extension | £480,000 inc. VAT | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
E-Learning Content aggregator / marketplace Provider LXP 26 · OpenSesame Inc.
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Value
- £480,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension of one ( 1) year subject to agreement by the ECITB
No agreed KPIs: Below £5m contract value
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OpenSesame Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Schedule of Prices
- Bidding documents and specifications ECITB Services Provision Agreement (Contract Draft)
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Specification
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender