Notice Information
Notice Title
Technology Partner(s)/CFP/PRO/2025
Notice Description
The Open University (OU) is seeking a Technology Partner(s) (TP) to provide resource with the comprehensive technical and non-technical expertise required to support and deliver its objectives in two main areas, lotted accordingly. * Lot 1 Run and Maintain: ensuring the stability, security, and continuous improvement of our IT infrastructure and applications. * Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: technology skills to support the OU's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and Open Learn environment. The OU are looking to award one contract for each Lot to one or more suppliers, if both lots are awarded to a single supplier two contracts will be issued. Each contract will be for an initial term of five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to an additional five (5), giving a potential total contract term of up to ten (10) years per Lot. The following sets out the maximum, capped contract value per Lot across the initial term (5 years), with no minimum commitment: * Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to PS50 million * Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: up to PS5 million The Extension options per Lot will be capped at the same value as the Initial term with no minimum commitment: * Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to an additional PS50 million * Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: Up to an additional PS5 million Giving a total contract value, including all possible extension options of: * Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to PS100 million * Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: Up to PS10 million
Lot Information
Run and Maintain
Ensuring the stability, security, and continuous improvement of our IT infrastructure and applications.
Renewal: Potential extension up to 5 years (undefined increments).
Moodle SpecialistTechnology skills to support the OU's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and Open Learn environment.
Renewal: Potential extension up to 5 years (undefined increments).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058589
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047794-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
72222300 - Information technology services
72260000 - Software-related services
72261000 - Software support services
72262000 - Software development services
72265000 - Software configuration services
72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
72267200 - Repair of information technology software
72268000 - Software supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £91,666,666 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £91,666,666 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK7 6AA
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Monkston
- Westminster Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047794-2025
11th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
The tender documents can be accessed via the link to the Open University's e-tendering portal
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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