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Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Provision and Support

Educational software package
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: UNIVERSITY OF YORK: "Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Provision and Support". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUNIVERSITY OF YORKScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for UNIVERSITY OF YORK. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 1 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUNIVERSITY OF YORK
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
Published20 Oct 2021, 11:57 BST
Last source update20 Oct 2021, 11:57 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEducational software package
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02edf0
What is being bought
Provision and support of a VLE for university students
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2021, 11:57 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    20 Oct 2021, 11:57 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    20 Oct 2021, 11:57 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision and support of a VLE for university students for a five year period commencing 1st July 2022
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Oct 2021, 11:57 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 18 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £1,664,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Blackboard International B.V.
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1,664,000 · signed 18 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Contracting authority GB-FTS-29918
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  • UNIVERSITY OF YORK
    buyer

    Heslington, YORK, UKE21, YO105DD
    procurement@york.ac.uk
    +44 1904328201

  • Blackboard International B.V.
    supplier

    Amsterdam, NL

  • University of York
    reviewBody

    York
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleA previously published VEAT notice (2019-OJS 149-367112) stated an intention to enter an open procurement activity prior to the end of the current extended contract. The impact of the COVID pandemic has prevented the University from being able to undertake this activity with enough time remaining to complete a procurement and an implementation activity without significant risk of project delay. The University is currently undergoing an ambitious strategic change programme. This is affecting all staff involved in teaching and learning activities and any significant changes to the enabling VLE platform are considered too disruptive at this time. The University must have a solution to its current self-hosted BlackBoard infrastructure going out of support. It is therefore the intention to migrate to BlackBoard's cloud hosted infrastructure without undertaking a competitive tender. By not undertaking a competitive tender, the University will increase the lead time available to start implementation; thereby significantly reducing the risk of missing a critical summer migration deadline. Furthermore, there has been significant investment in process, staff skills and capabilities over the last 5 years that can be utilised, removing the need for organisation wide retraining and detailed process review. The strategic change activities currently underway at the University are expected to take between 3 and 5 years to deliver and become embedded within the University. The provision of a stable, well managed and understood VLE plays a significant role in enabling the success of these changes. The continuation of service throughout this 5 year period is therefore a critical success factor and any change to the VLE supplier during this period would neither be advantageous nor sustainable. As a consequence, the University will be seeking a 5 year commitment during which time we will consider competitive options for a new, longer-term solution.