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title: "Online and Distance Learning Platform"
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# Online and Distance Learning Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-and-distance-learning-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-0439ed). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Heriot-Watt University: "Online and Distance Learning Platform". Published status: active. Published Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Mar 2024, 10:30 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Heriot-Watt University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/heriot-watt-university-GB-FTS-185139)
- **Published Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 March 2024 at 10:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-and-distance-learning-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-0439ed#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0439ed`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-and-distance-learning-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-0439ed#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-and-distance-learning-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-0439ed#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007710-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-11T15:11:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:46:30.764Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0439ed