Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Learning Management System
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract is for the provision and implementation of a Learning Management System (LMS).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: Selection, ITT
CPV: E-learning services · Education and training services · Educational software package · Personal development training services · Personnel-training services · Software package suites · Staff training services · Training services · Training software package
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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).
- Simple description: See Tender Documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2029
- First published
- 15 Apr 2025, 15:17 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 11:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- Authority reference
WMP0912- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084894- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05035fFind a Tender
- How it runs
Selection, ITT
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published15 Apr 2025, 15:17 BST
- Market engagement14 May 2025, 00:59 BST
The Authority is undertaking this market engagement exercise to refine the Authority’s requirements and approach to market, and is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers who will be required to complete a High-Level Requirement Questionnaire.
A copy of the High-Level Requirement Questionnaire can be obtained via the In-tend e-tendering portal sell2.in-tend.co.uk
Supplier are required to provide a High-Level response to each question. Each response should be no more than 250 words.
Once completed, responses to the High-Level Requirement Questionnaire should be returned electronically, via the In-tend e-tendering portal (sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗) not later than 12 noon on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
- Tender notice published305 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:47 GMT
- Next notice expected304 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline277 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent158 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends145 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by143 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago9 Jul 2026, 11:13 BST
- Contract starts49 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Apr 2025, 15:17 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Apr 2025, 15:26 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:47 GMTUK4
- Published value updated19 Dec 2025, 12:47 GMT
- Status changed to active19 Dec 2025, 12:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Dec 2025, 12:47 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 16:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 16:47 BST
- Contract signature expected29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2026, 11:13 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed9 Jul 2026, 11:13 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-04: 2 releases · 15 Apr 2025, 15 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDSM Interactive Solutions1 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: Option to extend for a further period of 12 months. | £299,976 inc. VAT | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CDSM Interactive Solutions
- Signed
- 15 Jun 2026
- Value
- £299,976 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for a further period of 12 months.
5 agreed KPIs: Service Availability · Management Information · Incident Management - Response Times …
- Service Availability
- Management Information
- Incident Management - Response Times
- Problem Management - Resolution Time
- Improvement of Processes / Services
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CDSM Interactive Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender