Higher education services

Tender description

The University has awarded a concession to a partner to develop a suite of online/blended masters programmes with a target market of students both internationally and in the UK. The aim of this procurement has been to appoint a high quality commercially minded partner with the necessary online programme management capabilities to support the University to achieve this. The University has awarded a concession to a partner to develop a suite of online/blended masters programmes with a target market of students both internationally and in the UK. The aim of this award is to appoint a high quality commercially minded partner with the necessary online programme management capabilities to support the University to achieve this. The first phase of development will be to launch with online programmes in business and management with a delivery start date in the 2019/20 Academic Year. The University completed this procurement in accordance with the “Light Touch Regime” (Regulation 19) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (“CCR 2016”). A 2 stage procurement process was followed which allowed the number of tenderers to be reduced prior to the second stage taking place.