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Published 12 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

E Portfolio System (Provision of)

Official notice

Authority: City of Sunderland College (Education)

ServicesSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Education & Training (80)+2 more Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice — not a live tender
Tender notice expected 13 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jan 2032 · up to 31 Jan 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The College has a requirement to contract for the provision of a modern, fully compliant E Portfolio system to support the delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standards.

CPV: E-learning services · Higher education services · Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2032 (up to 31 Jan 2034 with extensions) · up to 7 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems48100000 Industry specific software package80300000 Higher education services80420000 E-learning services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
12 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
Authority reference
T26/0260
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096172
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
E-learning servicesHigher education servicesIndustry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    12 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
  2. Market engagementearlier today
    12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTThe College have held discussions with suppliers operating in the relevant market to better understand available solutions and current market capabilities. This has included product demonstrations from suppliers. This engagement was solely for information gathering purposes. No supplier supported the engineering of the specification.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 1 day
    13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 111 days
    1 Feb 2027

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 15:19 BSTUK2
  2. First planning notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Sunderland College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-UKPRN: 10001475 Bede Campus, Durham Road, Sunderland, North East, SR3 4AHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure