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Published 8 Oct 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PE2024-24/4406 IT Service Support for NIHR Learn Development, Infrastructure & Hosting

Official notice

Authority: University of Leeds (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£800,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 12 Nov 2024
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This tender is for National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) but tendered by the University of Leeds under contract from the Department of Health & Social Care. (DHSC) Published lot titles: Lot 1 - IT Service Support for NIHR Learn Development; Lot 2 - IT Service Support for NIHR Learn Development, Infrastructure & Hosting.

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This tender is for National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) but tendered by the University of Leeds under contract from the Department of Health & Social Care. (DHSC)

NIHR are seeking a supplier with Moodle development experience to take on the existing National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Learning Management System and provide managed support consisting of;

●Working with business owners to deliver business changes in line with change budgets that have been set

●Being responsive to changing business situations

●Recognising that customer experience and usability are critical

●Adhering to good security practices e.g. ISO27001 and development practices e.g. GDS

●Aligning with RDNCC’s management approach to other IT services and where necessary working with other suppliers

Please note that the University of Leeds is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU) as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. However, the University is, on a voluntary basis, operating under the Public Contracts Regulations (as defined above) for this specific tender and is therefore advertising this opportunity in Find a Tender and Contracts Finder with an obligation to comply with the Public Contract Regulations for this specific tender. We are following the “Open” tender procedure of these regulations for this tender. By doing so, the University does not become a contracting authority and abiding by the Public Contract Regulations on this specific occasion does not imply any future obligation on the University to comply with the Public Contract Regulations for any other tender.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1IT Service Support for NIHR Learn DevelopmentRenewal

Lot 1 - IT Service Support for NIHR Learn Development

The NIHR Learning Management System (referred to as ‘NIHR Learn’) is a training platform that allows users to browse the available training and enrol on the relevant courses. Once a user has enrolled onto a course, the platform then allows them to complete their training and receive a certificate once complete. It is used annually by thousands of users with a plan to continue developing it further.

It is a Moodle platform (currently software version 4.3) with a range of Moodle ‘plug-ins’ (plus some bespoke coding). The basic scope is to host and provide application support for a Moodle estate which comprises;

●A live environment

●A test environment (to mirror Live)

●A development environment

The Live instance (NIHR Learn) interfaces with other systems (e.g. CPMS) via an API, and has single sign on functionality with IDG.

NIHR RDNCC are seeking a supplier with Moodle development experience to take on the existing NIHR Learning Management System and provide managed support consisting of;

●Working with business owners to deliver business changes in line with change budgets that have been set

●Being responsive to changing business situations

●Recognising that customer experience and usability are critical

●Adhering to good security practices e.g. ISO27001 and development practices e.g. GDS

●Aligning with RDNCC’s management approach to other IT services and where necessary working with other suppliers Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5ADA8V337N ↗

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Leeds
Extensions: A further 24 months extension is possible subject to performance.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2IT Service Support for NIHR Learn Development, Infrastructure & HostingRenewal

Lot 2 - IT Service Support for NIHR Learn Development, Infrastructure & Hosting

The NIHR Learning Management System (referred to as ‘NIHR Learn’) is a training platform that allows users to browse the available training and enrol on the relevant courses. Once a user has enrolled onto a course, the platform then allows them to complete their training and receive a certificate once complete. It is used annually by thousands of users with a plan to continue developing it further.

It is a Moodle platform (currently software version 4.3) with a range of Moodle ‘plug-ins’ (plus some bespoke coding). The basic scope is to host and provide application support for a Moodle estate which comprises;

●A live environment

●A test environment (to mirror Live)

●A development environment

The Live instance (NIHR Learn) interfaces with other systems (e.g. CPMS) via an API, and has single sign on functionality with IDG.

NIHR RDNCC are seeking a supplier with Moodle development experience to take on the existing NIHR Learning Management System and provide managed support consisting of;

●Working with business owners to deliver business changes in line with change budgets that have been set

●Being responsive to changing business situations

●Recognising that customer experience and usability are critical

●Adhering to good security practices e.g. ISO27001 and development practices e.g. GDS

●Aligning with RDNCC’s management approach to other IT services and where necessary working with other suppliers

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Leeds
Extensions: A further 24 months extension is possible subject to performance.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: We will evaluate each of the two Lot's separately but will firstly consider only those bidders who provide bids for both Lot's. If we are unable to award a contract to a single provider for both Lot's, we will then consider awarding two contracts to separate providers - one for each Lot.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
8 Oct 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2024, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
PE2024-25/4406
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032254
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./5ADA8V337N To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5ADA8V337N GO Reference: GO-2024108-PRO-27989031

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Nov 2024, 09:00 GMT

Timeline

8 Oct 2024 → 13 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Oct 2024, 14:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    13 Nov 2024, 09:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Leeds

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Purchasing Office, 1 - 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 9JZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.