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# Technology Partner(s)/PME/PRO/2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technology-partner-s-pme-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2f5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): "Technology Partner(s)/PME/PRO/2025". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £11,000,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £11,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information systems or technology planning services, Information technology services, Maintenance of information technology software, Repair of information technology software, Software configuration services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c2f5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technology-partner-s-pme-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2f5#tl-md)

## Description
The Open University (The OU) is publishing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of the OU’s engagement in market research and offer potential suppliers the opportunity to participate. The objective of the Expression Of Interest (EOI) is for the OU to obtain key information about the potential suppliers we may consider to be included in the pre-market engagement process and to determine broadly the level of interest for any future procurement.Suppliers are invited to complete and submit the OUPA11164 Technology Partner EOI Response Document on In-Tend which will be made available w/c 09-Dec at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Run and Maintain
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72222200, 72222300, 72261000, 72262000, 72265000, 72267100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 1 – Run and Maintain: A Technology Partner providing technical resource to ensure the stability, security, and continuous improvement of the IT infrastructure and applications. Estimated c. £10 million per annum.

### Lot 2: Moodle Specialist
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72222200, 72222300, 72261000, 72262000, 72265000, 72267100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 2 – Moodle Specialist: A Technology Partner providing Moodle specialist technical resource to support the OU’s Virtual Learning Environment and Open Learn environment. Estimated c. £1 million per annum.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039411-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-06T12:05:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:06:24.805Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c2f5