Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Online Programme and Short Course Management
Notice Description
Suppliers are invited to tender for: the management and delivery of agreed Aberdeen online postgraduate programmes under the University name and brand that will lead to an award of the University; and the design and delivery of short online courses both credit bearing and non-credit bearing under the University name and brand.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Suppliers are invited to tender for: the management and delivery of agreed Aberdeen online postgraduate programmes under the University name and brand that will lead to an award of the University; and the design and delivery of short online courses both credit bearing and non-credit bearing under the University name and brand. The University has successfully delivered online programmes and short courses both on its own primary virtual learning environment and in partnership with other providers. The University has a unique approach in the marketplace of allowing students to commence learning with short courses, building to and paying for an award flexibly and over time. The award of this contract aims to enhance and complement that provision. Partnership provision currently encompasses three 180-credit PGT programmes in the business discipline along with their disaggregated 15-credit courses. Suppliers would be expected to manage and deliver these extant programmes and courses.
Renewal: 5 x optional extensions of 1 year subject to review.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0300f9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031106-2021
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Dec 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jan 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- e-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice URLs
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