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Published 21 May 2026, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VLE/MOODLE · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£232,9922 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to People Fluent t/a Open LMS2 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jun 2027 · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is being published for completeness to enable the F20 modification for one extra year:

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CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1"The F20 Notice is being published on Find a Tender for completeness and to enable…Awarded 1 yr

"The F20 Notice is being published on Find a Tender for completeness and to enable publication of an F20 Modification Notice. The original contract award was published on Contracts Finder".

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 (1 yr)
Delivery: North West · Liverpool

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2026, 14:48 BST
Last source update
21 May 2026, 15:03 BST
Authority reference
T: 2020 - 006
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047216
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f6b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

"This Contract Award Notice is being published on Find a Tender for completeness and to enable publication of an F20 Modification Notice. The original contract award was published on Contracts Finder".

Publisher note: "The F20 Modification Notice is being published on Find a Tender for completeness and to enable publication of the F20 Modification Notice for one extra year. The original contract award was published on Contracts Finder".

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published148 days ago
    21 May 2026, 15:03 BST
  2. Contract starts107 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £232,9922 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 21 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
People Fluent t/a Open LMSSMEVLE/Moodle Provision——Awarded
People Fluent t/a Open LMSSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • VLE/Moodle Provision · People Fluent t/a Open LMSSME

    Signed
    21 May 2026
    Value
    £99,700
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2027
    Status
    active
  • Contract 047216-2026-1 x year further extension-1 · People Fluent t/a Open LMSSME

    Signed
    21 May 2026
    Value
    £133,292
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change "The F20 Notice is being published on Find a Tender for completeness of a modification for one extra year to the original contract. The original contract award was published on Contracts Finder"., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Faculty within the College requested that one extra year was created for the use of the software that was still urgent to allow the platform to run until 30/06/2027

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local authorityEducation GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L19DWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.