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PEMD Skills Hub Platform

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

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18 Oct 2023 at 13:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Coventry University Services Ltd, acting as a buyer, has awarded a contract for the design and delivery of a digital platform known as the PEMD Skills Hub Platform. The procurement process was completed with a limited procurement method, negotiated without publication of a contract notice. The contract, awarded to Whitespace Global Limited, is valued at £245,973 GBP and was signed on October 17, 2023. The platform aims to host industry knowledge, facilitate job postings and education, training, and University courses, with strict deadlines to launch the digital platform.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses specializing in industry-specific software packages to compete. The procurement, initiated as a tender, presents a chance for suppliers with a large-scale capability, like Whitespace Global Limited, to deliver the project efficiently. Businesses keen on technology innovation, education, and digital marketplaces would be particularly well-suited to engage and collaborate in this contracting process, aiming to grow their business through participation in the development of the PEMD Skills Hub Platform.

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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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d16
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030778-2023
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
£245,973 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20232 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Thomas Hasson
Contact Email
ad7747@coventry.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7392096531

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

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