Future Learn Platform Subscription & Hosting

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Education & Training (80) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£857,994published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Oct 2024no call for competition

Awarded to FutureLearn Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry University Online Ltd, is working with FutureLearn Ltd for the hosting and delivery of a range of online courses on their digital learning platform, including free and paid-for open courses, or MOOCs, within a global marketplace, credit bearing University courses, non-credit bearing and CPD training courses developed with external partners.

CPV: E-learning services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

80420000 E-learning services

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: Goods
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 May 2024, 12:18 BST
Last source update: 24 Jan 2025, 18:06 GMT
Authority reference: FRAM-1318-24-TH
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-002627
Classification (CPV): E-learning servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046ca5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: The FutureLearn platform houses over 170 online course which provide teaching and learning for a range of core degrees, CPD and open courses. The new contractual arrangement ensures continuity of delivery for our customers (individual students, government and private sector learner cohorts), analytical measurement for the University and the ability to maintain existing income streams. It is acknowledged that any move from the FutureLearn platform would involve several years' work to ensure continuity of study experience and income streams.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £857,9941 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 31 Oct 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FutureLearn LtdSME	£857,994 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
FutureLearn LtdSME	£857,994 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Future Learn Platform Subscription & Hosting · FutureLearn LtdSME
Signed
31 Oct 2024
Value
£857,994
Status
active
Contract 017004-2024-1 · FutureLearn LtdSME
Signed
31 May 2024
Value
£857,994
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 07781274 Priory Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV15FBContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FUTURELEARN LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08324083 Buchanan House, 30 Holborn,, London, London, EC1N 2HS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.