Notice Information
Notice Title
Learning Management System
Notice Description
Learning Management System
Lot Information
Lot 1
A Learning Management system, including support for build and configuration, of a cloud based LMS that will support workplace learning for circa 3400 staff. It is essential that it supports an integrated data feed from and to our HR people information system providing a single organisational sign on for all staff.
Options: The contract will be for three (3) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including thirty six (36) months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e714
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039182-2025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £529,062 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20257 months 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
- UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- s.hanson@ulster.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2870124227
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLERAINE
- Postcode
- BT52 1SA
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- East Londonderry
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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