Planning

Immersive Technology requirement.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD

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Planning

01 May 2025 at 18:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has initiated a tender in the planning stage for the procurement of immersive technology solutions to enhance educational services at their National Construction College. The tender, titled "Immersive Technology requirement," focuses on the development of immersive technologies such as VR, AR, and MR to support vocational training, personal development, and safety awareness in the construction industry. Interested suppliers are invited to register and deliver presentations by 19th May 2025, detailing their experience and solutions in the Post-16 Further and Higher Education skills sector. The engagement phase will include teams calls scheduled from 26th May onwards. The procurement, valued at approximately £4 million, will span 3+1 years, with a budget allocation of £1 million for the initial years 2025-26, and will be conducted under a dynamic purchasing system method within the UK region.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in immersive technology solutions, educational software, and support services, particularly those experienced in the educational sector. Enterprises focusing on training simulators, training aids, and industrial and personal development training services stand to benefit. The detailed specification of requirements being developed offers an avenue for businesses to influence key decisions and align their offerings with CITB's strategic goals. Companies with innovative approaches and proven solutions in integrating technology into educational and training environments are well-poised to succeed in this competitive tender process. The ability to demonstrate cost-effective, scalable, and adaptable solutions to meet specific learning outcomes will be crucial for potential contractors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Immersive Technology requirement.

Notice Description

CITB are seeking to develop a range of immersive technologies to complement and enhance the training and educational services CITB's National Construction College (NCC) provide to our learners. As such we are seeking the expertise and guidance of industry experts to support the development of a detailed specification of requirements which will then be used to procure these services. CITB's aim is to develop a scope of requirements including a full end-to-end design of all associated requirements (hardware, software procurement and development, hosting and systems integration as well as other related peripherals such as power usage and internet connectivity) required to install and maintain a suite of XR technologies (e.g. immersive spaces/rooms, simulators/simulation, VR, AR and MR) designed to deliver known learning outcomes and objectives for apprenticeships and commercial courses. Learning outcomes may include - vocational trade-specific training, personal development, health and safety and hazard awareness (in construction and the built environment) The current budget for years 25-26 is PS1m with the expected contract length to be 3+1 years and estimated total value of the contract being PS4m approx. dependant on customer take up and budgetary approvals to continue. Suppliers are invited to register interest and deliver a presentation based on: "How they have delivered similar immersive technologies solutions in an educational or teaching environment, particularly in the Post-16 FE and/or HE skills sector, including an overview of why particular hardware, software and hosting options were chosen, their relative costs (purchase and maintenance) and their relative benefits, adaptability and applicability - including how and why specific immersive technologies are selected to meet the specific learning outcomes. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/97837ZRD2Z To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/97837ZRD2Z

Planning Information

Suppliers are invited to register interest by 19th May 2025 and deliver a presentation based on: “How they have delivered similar immersive technologies solutions in an educational or teaching environment, particularly in the Post-16 FE and/or HE skills sector, including an overview of why particular hardware, software and hosting options were chosen, their relative costs (purchase and maintenance) and their relative benefits, adaptability and applicability - including how and why specific immersive technologies are selected to meet the specific learning outcomes. " With the intention that suppliers who express an interest and submit a response will be invited individually to a Teams call. Sessions will be booked for the week beginning 26/05 and possibly week beginning 02/06 depending upon the volume/quality of responses.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050bdf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018611-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

34152000 - Training simulators

39162200 - Training aids and devices

48931000 - Training software package

72212931 - Training software development services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

80531100 - Industrial training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Feb 2026 - 5 Feb 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
Contact Name
Jenny White
Contact Email
commercialcontracts@citb.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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