Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Online Programme Management (OPM) Partnership for Manchester Online
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Manchester seeks to expand its offering of high-quality online learning programmes over the next three years, in addition to the support provided within existing faculties and professional services.
The initiative for Manchester Online seeks to establish a dedicated internal agency to expand our offerings for online education and lifelong learning in collaboration with a flexible partnership (flex partner).
Information, formalities and necessary requirements to be met will be set out in the procurement documents, all of which are freely available via the University's procurement portal In-Tend - in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity ↗
The University of Manchester no longer meets the criteria of a ‘body governed by public law’ and is therefore not considered a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and/or any replacement legislation. As a result, the University of Manchester will no longer be subject to the regime contained in The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and/or any replacement legislation with effect from 1 August 2023. However, as an institution founded for the public good, an exempt charity and an organization in receipt of public funds, the University has a duty to manage expenditure in an appropriate manner and aims to deliver value for money across its non-pay spend by adhering to good procurement practice.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not Applicable
CPV: Adult-education services at university level · E-learning services · Education and training services · Higher education services
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).
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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).
- Simple description: Please see tender documentation for evaluation information
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Mar 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 May 2025
- Authority reference
2025-3172-OPMP-LC-MW- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009470- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed62Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Information, formalities and necessary requirements to be met will be set out in the procurement documents, all of which are freely available via the University's procurement portal In-Tend - in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity ↗
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 1 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published14 Mar 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Submission deadline14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jun 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Mar 2025, 14:18 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender