Higher education services

Tender description

London Metropolitan University (LMU) is seeking to procure the services of an Online Programmes Management (OPM) provider to enable us to meet our online learning ambitions quickly and at a greater scale than we could alone. The (up to) five year contract will be managed by our newly established London Met Global Online (LMGO) function. The successful bidder will have strengths that complement the University's and have a track record of working with organisations to successfully launch and deliver major online learning programmes. They will also have an appreciation and understanding of innovative delivery and partnership solutions. LMU is seeking to realise market opportunities and products and to recruit students on a global scale. In September 2017, London Metropolitan University (LMU or the University) published a Prior Information Notice(PIN) on the Official Journal of the European Union (reference 2017/S 187-382833). The PIN informed the market of the University's plans to procure the services of an Online Programme Management (OPM) provider and sought input to the delivery model. In June 2018, following appointment of key personnel to the LMGO function and significant progress in the development of the specification and operating model, the University published a second PIN (reference 2018/S 109-247632). The PIN informed the market of the University's intention to consult the market a final time as development of the specification and operating model approached completion. London Metropolitan University (LMU) is seeking to procure the services of an Online Programmes Management (OPM) provider to enable us to meet our online learning ambitions quickly and at a greater scale than we could alone. The successful bidder will have strengths that complement the University's and have a track record of working with organisations to successfully launch and deliver major online learning programmes. They will also have an appreciation and understanding of innovative delivery and partnership solutions. The OPM shall be responsible for delivering the following service elements: — Portfolio: Market analysis, product development opportunities and portfolio strategy, — Marketing: Development of marketing strategy, marketing plans and executing these plans, — Recruitment: Acquire and recruit new students and assist with the processing of applications to achieve University targets.