Closed tender

Innovative, value adding VLE Systems and Associated Services

Details

Value
£45,000,000
Topic
Software package and information systems
Published
14 April 2025
Submission
20 May 2025

Tender description

Framework for Virtual Learning Environment Management Solutions and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the UK, including provision of all software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. The framework agreement includes: Lot1 - Proprietary VLE Systems Lot2 - Moodle VLE Services including: Support, Hosting and Development The agreement will be open to the members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited) and other UK procurement consortia as listed further below. Lot 1: Proprietary VLE Systems and Associated Services Framework for VLE Solutions and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland: Lot 1, Proprietary VLE Systems, including provision of all "commoditised off the shelf"(COTS)software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E. http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW). http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/. Up to six participants may be appointed to Lot1, Proprietary VLE. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. All exclusion grounds; Refer to Procurement Documents and PCS-T for more information Lot 2: Moodle VLE Services: Support, Hosting & Development Framework for Innovative, value adding VLE Solutions and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the UK: Lot1, Proprietary VLE Solutions and Associated Services; Lot 2, Development, Hosting and Support of Moodle VLE Solutions and Associated Services. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting; Configuration, customisation and development if required by Institutions. Solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E. http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW). http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/. Up to six participants may be appointed to Lot2, Moodle VLE Services. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. All exclusion grounds; Refer to Procurement Documents and PCS-T for more information

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published14 April 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date20 May 2025

About the buyer

APUC Ltd is Scotland's Procurement Centre of Expertise for Universities and Colleges. APUC buys on behalf of its members, which are universities and colleges in Scotland. APUC works with the sectors to set up framework contracts for higher and further education. Members also have access to Scottish public sector frameworks set up by Scottish Procurement. Government Commercial Agency frameworks are open to members too. The APUC site has a regulations page for suppliers.

Over the past 5 years, most of APUC Ltd's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and printed matter.

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