Official UK procurement notice
Online Programme Management Solution
Authority: Abertay University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAbertay University is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond our campus, including online, and has been exploring opportunities for alternative delivery partnerships across a range of delivery models and markets.
We are looking to engage with an experienced delivery partner to both widen access to Abertay programmes, and increase revenue, by delivering some of our programmes online.
We require a delivery partner that will:
-Invest in, and develop, quality online teaching materials upfront and quickly
-Provide significant upfront financial commitment to initiate partnership programme developments
-Support the internal resource implications anticipated in developing this project at Abertay
-Provide a 50/50 revenue share with Abertay University
-Have experience in online pedagogy, and a willingness to share this expertise and develop that of our staff
-Provide a pedagogical model that promotes access to the widest possible cohort of students, via multiple start dates and carousel model of delivery
-Have significant expertise in marketing online programmes and modules
-Have knowledge of, and access to, markets in which we don’t directly operate ourselves
-Provide market research insight to guide Abertay in the development of programmes that align with market demand and university expertise
-Be committed to supporting students throughout their experience on an Abertay online programme
-Allow Abertay to retain control over the quality of programmes
-Allow Abertay to retain its intellectual property
-Have an exceptional virtual learning environment, and collaboration with whom will enable expedient development of our own
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Abertay university is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond…AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
Abertay university is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond our campus, including online, and has been exploring opportunities for alternative delivery partnerships across a range of delivery models and markets.
We are looking to engage with an experienced delivery partner to both widen access to Abertay programmes, and increase revenue, by delivering some of our programmes online.
We require a delivery partner that will:
-Invest in, and develop, quality online teaching materials upfront and quickly
-Provide significant upfront financial commitment to initiate partnership programme developments
-Support the internal resource implications anticipated in developing this project at Abertay
-Provide a 50/50 revenue share with Abertay University
-Have experience in online pedagogy, and a willingness to share this expertise and develop that of our staff
-Provide a pedagogical model that promotes access to the widest possible cohort of students, via multiple start dates and carousel model of delivery
-Have significant expertise in marketing online programmes and modules
-Have knowledge of, and access to, markets in which we don’t directly operate ourselves
-Provide market research insight to guide Abertay in the development of programmes that align with market demand and university expertise
-Be committed to supporting students throughout their experience on an Abertay online programme
-Allow Abertay to retain control over the quality of programmes
-Allow Abertay to retain its intellectual property
-Have an exceptional virtual learning environment, and collaboration with whom will enable expedient development of our own
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Commercial: 30
- Economic & financial standing
SPD (Scotland) 4B1.1 statement:
bidders should provide its (“general”) yearly turnover for 2 financial years 18/19 and 19/20
ESPD 4B.6 Statement:
Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.
ESPD 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 Statement:
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 10 000 000 GBP
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
ESPD 4B.6 Statement 1:
Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract.
ESPD 4B.6 Statement 2:
Bidders may be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide two example projects, within the last three years which demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in part II 2.4 of the Contract Notice and fully detailed in the ITPD. These projects should be of similar scale and complexity to this contract.
For each example project, please provide:
-A description of the project
-Scope
-Timescale from contract start to beginning teaching
-Approximate contract value
-Client
Each example must be no more than 1 A4 page of text
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 21 Apr 2021, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
- Authority reference
AU-PRO-2021-004- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001362- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a8b3Find a Tender
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SC Ref:679892)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 May 2021 → 17 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected31 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published17 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Ed Partners Ltd. | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001362-2022-AU-PRO-2021-004-1 · Higher Ed Partners Ltd.
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Higher Ed partners ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.