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Official procurement procedure
Provision of Online Graduate and Postgraduate Educational Services
Higher education services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: ASTON UNIVERSITY: "Provision of Online Graduate and Postgraduate Educational Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | ASTON UNIVERSITY | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: ASTON UNIVERSITY
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for ASTON UNIVERSITY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.Top vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 88 active published awards; 18 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P. | 1 win | £320,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityASTON UNIVERSITY | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT | Last source update22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHigher education services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04297a | ||
What is being bought
This is a services contract for the provision of online educational services at graduate and post graduate level.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT - Official notice release published
22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT - Buyer information updated
22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThis is a services contract for the provision of online educational services at graduate and post graduate level. These services include acting as a college of Aston University by: - Creating and adapting Aston University materials in order to ensure that they are appropriate for online teaching; - Delivering online teaching in respect of courses from undergraduate to doctorate level; - Marketing the courses to prospective students; - Providing an admissions service; and - Providing student support services.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 15 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · £230,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Online Education Services Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £230,000,000 · signed 15 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
ASTON UNIVERSITY
Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000904Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe University sought to appoint a provider through which to secure its online education offering.
The University's objective requirements for its provider included (1) the provision of online education services; and (2) the ability to make a significant (multimillion pound) upfront investment in infrastructure to support the contract. The University is of the view that that there is no reasonable commercial alternative through which to achieve its online education offering. It also considers that its requirements are driven by commercial positions and are not aimed at the artificial narrowing of competition.
Recognising that its requirements were more extensive than many online education contracts, the University directly engaged with the market to ascertain the market's ability to meet the University's requirements and its appetite for doing so. Following that engagement the University identified only one party who had the capability to deliver the requirements and who was willing to contract with the University on this basis. Indeed, the engagement did not reveal any other provider with a viable solution and who would be willing to put forward the significant multi-million pound upfront investment for the infrastructure required under the contract.
Therefore, following a review of the commercial case put forward, the University has made the commercial decision to enter into the contract with OES, who satisfies all of the criteria under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. |