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PE2022-23/1470 Digital Education Service Framework for Online learning design, development, technical and project management services

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

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31 Jan 2023 at 10:05

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Leeds has completed a tender process for the PE2022-23/1470 Digital Education Service Framework. The framework aims to establish relationships with suppliers for online learning design, development, and project management services. Businesses providing end-to-end online course development and specific services were invited to apply. The procurement method used was an open procedure. The contracting authority is the University of Leeds, located in Leeds, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is at the award stage as of January 31, 2023.

This tender for the Digital Education Service Framework presents growth opportunities for companies in the online learning design and development sector. Businesses offering services related to online course development, project management, and educational software development are well-suited to compete. The tender deadline was December 4, 2022, and awarded contracts have already been signed with multiple suppliers, indicating a successful procurement process for interested businesses.

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Notice Title

PE2022-23/1470 Digital Education Service Framework for Online learning design, development, technical and project management services

Notice Description

The University of Leeds Digital Education Service seeks to establish strong relationships with suppliers of online learning design, development, technical and project management services for project-based working. This framework agreement will enable the Digital Education Service to be responsive to demand and provides additional capacity to complement the expertise within our established in-house design and development team. Services will be required for full or part(s) of the end-to-end design and development of fully online degree modules, short courses or professional learning (CPD) courses, or where specific professional skills are required to supplement our in-house online learning teams on a temporary basis. Applications to join the framework are invited from: *Companies providing end-to-end online course development (Lot 1) *Agencies and companies providing specific services (Lots 2a-2f)

Lot Information

End-to-end online course development

The University of Leeds Digital Education Service seeks to establish strong relationships with suppliers of online learning design, development, technical and project management services for project-based working. This framework agreement will enable the Digital Education Service to be responsive to demand and provides additional capacity to complement the expertise within our established in-house design and development team. Services will be required for full or part(s) of the end-to-end design and development of fully online degree modules, short courses or professional learning (CPD) courses, or where specific professional skills are required to supplement our in-house online learning teams on a temporary basis. *Companies providing end-to-end online course development (Lot 1)

Lots 2a-2f: Specific services

LOT 2. Course development services Under Lot 2, tenders are invited from companies and agencies to provide services under one or more of the six skill groups (a-f) . The purpose of Lot 2 is to enable contracting of specialists on a temporary basis to work on discrete projects as part of a project team comprising internal and/or external team members. The six skill groups are defined below: a)Online education project management - overseeing design and development of substantial projects comprising multiple short courses/modules. b)Senior learning designer / learning designer - providing learning design workshop at the start of projects to produce a course outline; providing quality review of authored work; providing quality review of built assets. c)Educational copy editor / proof-reader - contracted by project/group of courses to proof-read according to defined style guide either pre-build or on learning platforms and provide tracked-changes document. d)Digital learning developer - building content into learning packages, e.g. Articulate Rise, Evolve. e)Learning technologist - testing accessibility compliance of assets; scoping solutions by working with academic and learning design teams; problem-solving platform issues. f)Digital designer (education) - creation of visual assets with an understanding of instructional requirements for education. If a supplier can offer services in more than one area, they should submit a tender response for each area they wish to provide services for.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a15e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002885-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

72212190 - Educational software development services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79600000 - Recruitment services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Contact Name
Saima Bibi
Contact Email
s.bibi1@leeds.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1133433798

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 9JZ
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

CURIO GROUP

GERMAN PROJECT SOLUTIONS

HUBBLE STUDIOS

INSTINCT RESOURCING

LEARNING DESIGN SOLUTIONS

LEARNINGMATE SOLUTIONS

ONLINE EDUCATION SERVICES

PROVERSITY

WILEY

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