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Published 8 Jul 2021, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online Distance Learning for UOR including Henley Business School

Official notice

Authority: University of Reading (Education)

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£250,000,000exc. VAT20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Aug 2021awarded 20 Dec 2022
Awarded to Cambridge Education Learning

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Reading is looking for a provider to support us with our online distance learning programmes which will include our Henley Business School.

CPV: Education and training services · Higher education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University wishes to establish a presence for online distance learningAwardedRenewal

The University wishes to establish a presence for online distance learning. It is intended that this activity will deliver growth in the University’s student numbers and its income through strategically identified programmes to be delivered by online learning, complementing the on-campus activity already underway.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: This contract is for 12 years with the chance to extend for a further 2 years subject to agree by both parties.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical / Qualtiy: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical / Qualtiy: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
8 Jul 2021, 16:30 BST
Last source update
20 Dec 2022, 15:02 GMT
Authority reference
UOR/PRO/21/002
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036064
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHigher education services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c5c6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Aug 2021 → 20 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    12 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Dec 2022, 15:02 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2022, 15:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cambridge Education LearningOnline Distance Learning including Henley Business School£200,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Reading

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Miller Building, Whiteknights, Reading, South East, RG6 6ABContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria