Notice Information
Notice Title
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software
Notice Description
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software by creating real-world working environments to help the students embrace immersive learning
Lot Information
Lot 1
Leeds College of Building - Immersive Learning Software by creating real-world working environments to help the students embrace immersive learning - this is being carried out via VEAT notice.
Procurement Information
The VEAT notice is Focus XR is a unique product in the EdTech market. This is due to the fact that no other company provides a 360 Extended Reality content library, where the content is filmed in real life, creating real-world working environments to help the students embrace immersive learning. This makes it difficult to provide alternative quotes as there is no direct competitor.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d06a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003443-2025
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48422000 - Software package suites
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £107,460 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jan 20251 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
- LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- v.gibbon@thecpc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1132226000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS2 7QT
- 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
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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