Notice Information
Notice Title
Learning Management System
Notice Description
Learning Management System for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of electronic educational technology (also called eLearning) courses or training programmes, as well the scheduling, recording and reporting of practical (non-electronic) training. This will include operational and non-operational training.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Any additional purchases under the option will follow the same terms and conditions as the original contract
Renewal: The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067045
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025734-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
48311100 - Document management system
80420000 - E-learning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £384,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £384,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 May 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 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
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 6EU
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025734-2026
20th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index
This Invitation to Tender document is issued via The Chest, the North West Procurement portal. Search by reference number Contract Ref: DN808807 GMCA Ref: GMCA 1746
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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