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PEMD Skills Hub Platform

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED

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24 Nov 2022 at 14:28

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Summary of the contracting process

The Coventry University Services Limited has awarded a contract for the design and delivery of a digital platform known as the PEMD Skills Hub Platform. This platform will include industry-specific software and marketplace functionality for job postings, education, and training courses. The procurement method used was a limited negotiation without the publication of a contract notice. The awarded supplier is Whitespace Global Limited. The contract was signed on 21st November 2022, with a total value of £240,000 in GBP. The contracting process has now reached the award stage, providing an opportunity for business growth in the industry-specific software category within the goods sector.

This tender process represents an opportunity for businesses involved in industry-specific software packages, job marketplace platforms, and educational technology providers to enter into partnerships with Coventry University Services Limited. The project aims to enhance skills development in the PEMD industry by creating a hub that facilitates interaction between industry stakeholders, universities, and the workforce. Businesses with expertise in digital platform design and development, industry knowledge curation, and job marketplace functionality are well-suited to compete in this tender process. The strict deadlines and specific requirements of the project necessitated a negotiated procurement approach without public notice, aiming to ensure timely delivery and avoid project risks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PEMD Skills Hub Platform

Notice Description

Coventry University Service Ltd, is working with Whitespace Global Ltd for the design and delivery of a digital platform, including a body of industry knowledge, and marketplace functionality for job postings and education, training and University courses. This will include the delivery of the remaining elements of Coventry University Services Limited Electric Skills Revolution Hub including the Exploration sprint and UX design sprints.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To design and deliver a digital hub platform, including a body of industry knowledge, and marketplace functionality for job postings and education, training and University courses.

Procurement Information

Coventry University Services Ltd, working on behalf of Driving the Electric Revolution (DER), will deliver the UK National Power Electronic Machines Drove (PEMD) Hub. The Hub will impartially curate, organise and host a range of innovative and traditional courses that meets industry needs and encourages the community to share PEMD skills. The Hub will simplify, encourage, and facilitate interaction between recruiters, universities, training providers and current and future workforce. Development of the hub platform has a number of very specific requirements that make a procurement process unsuitable. The Hub is at a critical stage of delivery and has strict requirements for the launch date of the digital platform. In order to manage the risk to the project and Coventry University group, development must commence immediately and proceed at pace. 1. The development needs to integrate with existing systems. Due to previous work with Whitespace Global Ltd, the supplier has an understanding of the technical requirements and platforms currently in use. The short timescale necessary for the development means that the time taken to achieve the same level of understanding with another supplier would jeopardise the project. 2. Scoping exercises previously managed by Whitespace Global Ltd have resulted in development of a unique Intellectual Property. This means that only Whitespace Global Ltd is capable of meeting the deadline for completion of development and avoid delays which would be detrimental to the skills hub and Coventry University group.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038815
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033382-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ae0082@coventry.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5FB
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG33 Coventry
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WHITESPACE GLOBAL

Further Information

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