Official UK procurement notice
Online Programme Management (OPM)
Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £5,000,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsup to 10 yrs with extensions · starts 5 May 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOxford Brookes University (OBU) is seeking to reach a wider and more diverse student population, increase international brand awareness, diversify its income streams, and mitigate the risk of potential future restrictions on international students studying in the UK. In parallel, the University aims to accelerate its capability and expertise in delivering high-quality online learning.
As a result, the OPM project has been strategically prioritised to introduce a portfolio of online programmes for international students, working with a specialist OPM provider.
Services may include (but not limited to): Student Marketing and Recruitment, Course Development and Delivery and Student Support.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
80000000 Education and training services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Authority reference
PCR0001315- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fb1
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today2 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Market engagementin 26 days28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Pre-Market Engagement Phase: This is an exercise to research and analyse the Online Programme Management (OPM) market and specialist providers. We are seeking to learn how suppliers manage their partnerships successfully, how they excel in OPM execution and seek any lessons learnt from previous more…
engagements which drive improvements. In addition the key objectives of this Engagement are to: Validate: Test the feasibility and deliverability of OBU online provision. Inform: Gain insights into current market capacity, capabilities, and innovative solutions. Refine: Use market feedback to shape the final procurement strategy, scope, and technical specification. Promote: Raise market awareness and stimulate competition. As we go to market, we are delighted to invite suppliers to record a video Presentation (a maximum duration of 20 minutes) to demonstrate their relevant capability, experience, approach, innovation and lessons learned in delivering OPM services. As a separate exercise, a Supplier Questionnaire will also need to be completed. If you are supplier interested in participating in our invaluable market research, please email [email protected] and we will provide you with the preliminary market engagement pack (which includes the Supplier Questionnaire). Please note the deadline for submitting your video Presentation and Supplier Questionnaire is Wednesday 28th October 17:00 GMT which should be emailed to [email protected]. This stage does not formally commence a procurement process. Participation in this Pre-Market Engagement is voluntary and will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent tender process. We are excited to hear from you! - Contract startsin 214 days5 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2026, 13:05 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender