Official UK procurement notice
Online and Distance Learning Platform
Authority: Heriot-Watt University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe require the services of a supplier to provide a single platform to host HWU course content and provide a route to market for a undergraduate and graduate level degree programmes and micro-credentials.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Heriot-Watt University has been offering online and distance learning degree…Renewal
Heriot-Watt University has been offering online and distance learning degree programmes at scale for more than 30 years. Our model enables students to learn anytime, anywhere with a focus on flexibility, career alignment and accessibility.
We require the services of a supplier to provide a single platform to host HWU course content and provide a route to market for a undergraduate and graduate level degree programmes and micro-credentials.
The platform will be expected to provide a route to market for HWU degrees in the form of a large, global audience of registered learners. It will need to be suitable for delivering programmes within the field of Mathematics and Computer Science and at significant scale. The provision of industry content is an important component of Heriot-Watt Online degrees, and the supplier will be required to offer a pre-existing range of credit-assessed, industry developed micro-credentials which can be incorporated into our programmes.
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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).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Feb 2024, 08:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2024, 15:11 GMT
- Authority reference
HWU-UK-2324-XXXX-XX- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007710- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0439edFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=758184. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:758184)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Mar 2024, 10:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
Timeline
11 Mar 2024 → 14 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published11 Mar 2024, 15:11 GMT
- Submission deadline12 Mar 2024, 10:30 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected14 Mar 2024
Notice history
3 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Feb 2024- Deadline moved to 11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT22 Feb 2024, 15:39 GMT-3 days · was 14 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 11 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT8 Mar 2024, 14:30 GMT+0 days · was 11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 12 Mar 2024, 10:30 GMT11 Mar 2024, 15:10 GMT+1 days · was 11 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
Published amendments (4 · 4 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 14 Mar 2024 | 11 Mar 2024 | -3 d |
| — | DateEstimated date of dispatch of invitations · IV.2.3 | 14 Mar 2024 | 12 Mar 2024 | -2 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Mar 2024 | 11 Mar 2024 | +0 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Mar 2024 | 12 Mar 2024 | +1 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Mar 2024 | 12 Mar 2024 | +1 d |
Reduction in timescale due to electronic submission applied
Deadline extension
Administrative reasons
Administrative reasons
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-02: 2 releases · 14 Feb 2024, 22 Feb 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria