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Framework Agreement for Provision of Online Training Courses with Learner Management System

Buyer: West College Scotland →

BuyerWest College Scotland
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published17 Sept 2025

What is being bought

This Framework Agreement for the provision of online training courses with learning platform will include the following; - provision of suitable approved online training courses with supplementary learning materials where relevant; - sourcing and enrolling eligible learners for the College; and - an effective, user-friendly Learner Management System to track progress and encourage learners to submit their initial assignment

Delivery location

UKM83

Categories

Training software package 48931000Training software development services 72212931Training services 80500000Specialist training services 80510000Training programme services 80521000Vocational training services 80530000Industrial and technical training services 80531000E-learning services 80420000

Lot details

Lot 1

West College are looking to appoint a number of Service Providers to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of online training courses with learning platform. This requirement is anticipated to include: - assisting the College to source and enrol eligible learners - providing approved online learning resources (with supplementary learning materials where relevant) – providing a Learner Management System to track progress and encourage learners to submit their initial assignment Service providers are also expected to provide the following services as part of the contract: - Promotion of the College portfolio of online courses to appropriate target audiences -Sourcing learners from the West Region of Scotland -Ensuring learners are tracked through the College enrolment process -Engaging learners through welcome and introduction activity –Ensuring that learners are inspired to continue beyond the initial learning milestones -Tracking learner progress throughout learner journey and liaise with the College -Liaising with the College on agreed target audiences to ensure planned and effective marketing and promotion campaigns - Management of payment information to staff marking courses - E-certification system built in for all courses to include creation, dissemination and reporting on certification process - A system that includes API Integration Functionality. This should supporting bi-directional integration (via open API) to enable real-time updates between the Learning Management System and the College’s Management Information System (MIS), including: Inputs: Automatic syncing of student enrolments from the College’s MIS into the LMS Outputs: Submission of learner progress, attendance, and assessment records to the College’s MIS for compliance and reporting A wide range of courses is required as detailed in section 3.1 of the Specification of Requirements. The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
As detailed in the ITT documents — 60
price — 40

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Vocational training services, Training programme services, Industrial and technical training services, Specialist training services, Training software package, Training software development services, Training servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 48. The category anchor is Training software package (48931000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 483,1511 median · 5.9 average (1,032 of 3,151 with a bid count)1.5 average (1,157 of 3,151 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKM8373.5 median · 4.5 average (4 of 7 with a bid count)1 average (4 of 7 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

057368-2025-WCS 20/155-1

Statusactive
Value£6,000,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04dba3
Latest release ID057368-2025
Latest release timestampWed Sep 17 2025 13:21:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release4

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Sept 2025award, contract057368-2025
28 Apr 2025tender017179-2025
4 Feb 2025planning003726-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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      "dateSigned": "2025-09-01T00:00:00+01:00"
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28 Apr 2025 · 017179-2025 · tender
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  "date": "2025-04-28T08:55:53+01:00",
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        "region": "UKM83",
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "email": "procurement@wcs.ac.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 3006006060"
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    },
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      "id": "GB-FTS-124617",
      "name": "Glasgow Sheriff Court",
      "roles": [
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "legalName": "Glasgow Sheriff Court"
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4 Feb 2025 · 003726-2025 · planning
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  "id": "003726-2025",
  "tag": [
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  "date": "2025-02-04T17:01:27Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04dba3",
  "buyer": {
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    "name": "West College Scotland"
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  "tender": {
    "id": "WCS 20/155",
    "lots": [
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        "description": "West College are looking to appoint a number of Service Providers to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of online training courses with learning platform.\nThis requirement is anticipated to include:\n- assisting the College to source and enrol eligible learners\n- providing approved online learning resources (with supplementary learning materials where relevant)\n– providing a Learner Management System to track progress and encourage learners to submit their initial assignment\nService providers are also expected to provide the following services as part of the contract:\n- Promotion of the College portfolio of online courses to appropriate target audiences\n- Sourcing learners from the West Region of Scotland\n-Ensuring learners are tracked through the College enrolment process\n-Engaging learners through welcome and introduction activity\n–Ensuring that learners are inspired to continue beyond the initial learning milestones\n-Tracking learner progress throughout learner journey and liaise with the College\n-Liaising with the College on agreed target audiences to ensure planned and effective marketing and promotion campaigns\n- Management of payment information to staff marking courses\n- E-certification system built in for all courses to include creation, dissemination and reporting on certification process\n- A system that includes API Integration Functionality. This should supporting bi-directional integration (via open API) to enable real-time updates between the Learning Management System and the College’s Management Information System (MIS), including:\n* Inputs: Automatic syncing of student enrolments from the College’s MIS into the LMS\n* Outputs: Submission of learner progress, attendance, and assessment records to the College’s MIS for compliance and reporting"
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            "scheme": "CPV",
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          },
          {
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    "status": "planned",
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    "description": "West College are looking to appoint a number of service providers to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of online training courses with learning platform.\nThis requirement is anticipated to include:\n-assisting the College to source and enrol eligible learners;\n-providing approved online learning resources (with supplementary learning materials where relevant); and\n-providing a Learner Management System to track progress and encourage learners to submit their initial assignment.",
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      "name": "West College Scotland",
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        "locality": "Paisley",
        "postalCode": "PA3 4DR",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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