Award

NU/1897 Professional Skills and Career Development Platform

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 May 2023 at 07:25

Tender

15 Mar 2023 at 11:36

Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle University issued a tender for the procurement of a Professional Skills and Career Development Platform under the services category in the education and training services industry. The tender, with an ID of DN659745, aimed to find a provider to integrate a platform seamlessly with their Canvas VLE, meeting all university requirements regarding accessibility. The contract duration was set for 3 years starting from 1st June 2023, with a potential one-year extension.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in providing career and skills training platforms to higher education institutions. Suitable businesses should possess expertise in working with professional social networking sites recognised by graduate recruiters and employers. The platform needs to offer extensive resources and career development options for business graduates, with a focus on quality and meeting the university's accessibility standards. Additionally, businesses should be prepared to ensure seamless integration with the university's virtual learning environment to enhance the learning experience for students.

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Notice Title

NU/1897 Professional Skills and Career Development Platform

Notice Description

Newcastle Business School is looking for a provider of a recognised career and skills training platform who has extensive experience of working with higher education organisations or similar. Your platform will seamlessly interface with a (or many) professional social networking site(s) that are well recognised by graduate recruiters and potential employers. Your coverage should be vast, and broad, covering tens of thousands of possible career and professional development videos and resources which a business graduate at any level of their educational journey may wish to access. This will be constantly developed and kept up to date. You will have an excellent and high quality website and phone app. Your platform will integrate seamlessly with our Canvas VLE and meet all our university requirements regarding accessibility.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of this contract is to provide a recognised career and skills training platform which has the following features: * extensive experience of working with higher education organisations. * seamlessly interface with a (or many) world leading professional social networking site(s) that are well recognised by graduate recruiters and potential employers. * coverage should be vast, and broad, covering tens of thousands of poss3ble career and professional development videos and resources which a business graduate at any level of their educational journey may wish to access. This will be constantly developed and kept up to date. * high quality website and phone app. * integrate seamlessly with Canvas VLE * meet all our university requirements regarding accessibility

Options: The duration of the contract shall be for 3 years commencing 1st June 2023 and ending on 31st May 2026. The contract may be extended by the mutual agreement of the University and LinkedIn for one further year from 1st June 2026.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b2fc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013846-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£167,200 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 May 20232 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
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Mrs Leigh Robinson
Contact Email
leigh.anderson@ncl.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1912088618

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 7RU
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC22 Tyneside

Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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