Notice Information
Notice Title
Alternative Audio Text To Speech/PIN/PRO/2023
Notice Description
The Open University ("OU") is informing the market of the intention to tender for the provision text-to-speech course materials . This Prior Information Notice ("PIN") is intended to gauge the interest of potential suppliers and request information from the market prior to commencing a procurement process. The OU is looking to review the way it delivers text-to-speech materials to our students. We are keen to understand the products that exist in this text-to-speech market to ensure we can provide our students with the best service possible. By doing this we aim to continue into a tender process to embed a new delivery model that also meets our students needs and also the technical and operational objectives. Potential suppliers are requested to respond to this PIN via The Open University's e-tendering website, In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity Potential suppliers should complete and return a Request for Information Response Document by 15th August 2023. This is a Prior Information Notice; this is not a call for competition. Any description of requirements is yet to be fully determined for the supply and services described. Any potential resulting tender will be advertised via the OU's tender portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity and will require further registration. Registration is free and interested parties can register at any time and search for tenders (and PINs) as and when they are advertised.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f849ef50-236b-4672-b528-ddd547951134
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48310000 - Document creation software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jul 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Aug 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- fbs-procurement@open.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01908655814
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK7 6AA
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Monkston
- Westminster Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f849ef50-236b-4672-b528-ddd547951134
11th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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