Notice Information
Notice Title
LW138 Online Programme Management
Notice Description
LSTM seeks a collaborative partner to expand global reach and scale inclusive online education while retaining academic control. Building on strong internal capability, the partner should add value through international marketing, recruitment, market insights, learner support, and scalable operations to grow flagship MSc and short-course programmes sustainably. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Higher-education-services./BT7H2HPE8F To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/BT7H2HPE8F
Planning Information
As part of this Pre Mmarket Engagement process, LSTM invite interested providers to meet with us to help us explore the market and shape our future requirements for tender. We are looking to learn about: Market strategies, market capabilities, different approaches to meeting the challenge, commercial models used within this market, upcoming innovation within this area. LSTM will be offering 1-2 hour meeting slots (in person or online), to interested suppliers between October and December 2025 to discuss the themes above. Information gathered during this process will help us shape our specification, award criteria and commercial model for the tender. Suppliers should express their interest for a meeting by messaging through the Delta portal.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cfcd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066735-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80300000 - Higher education services
80430000 - Adult-education services at university level
80521000 - Training programme services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 4-5 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
- LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- purchasing@lstmed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1517053152
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 5QA
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Brownlow Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066735-2025
20th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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