Notice Information
Notice Title
Future Learn Platform Subscription & Hosting
Notice Description
Coventry University Online Ltd, is working with FutureLearn Ltd for the hosting and delivery of a range of online courses on their digital learning platform, including free and paid-for open courses, or MOOCs, within a global marketplace, credit bearing University courses, non-credit bearing and CPD training courses developed with external partners.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Coventry University Online Ltd, is working with FutureLearn Ltd for the hosting and delivery of a range of online courses on their digital learning platform, including free and paid-for open courses, or MOOCs, within a global marketplace, credit bearing University courses, non-credit bearing and CPD training courses developed with external partners.
Procurement Information
The FutureLearn platform houses over 170 online course which provide teaching and learning for a range of core degrees, CPD and open courses. The new contractual arrangement ensures continuity of delivery for our customers (individual students, government and private sector learner cohorts), analytical measurement for the University and the ability to maintain existing income streams. It is acknowledged that any move from the FutureLearn platform would involve several years' work to ensure continuity of study experience and income streams.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-046ca5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002627-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
80420000 - E-learning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £857,994 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 May 20241 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- bux280@coventry.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2477658021
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
- TLG West Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Coventry
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael's
- Westminster Constituency
- Coventry South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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