Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Distance Learning Services & Materials
Notice Description
Invitation to tender as for of the provision of distance learning services and materials to North East Scotland College - please refer to the attached documents for more information
Lot Information
Lot 1
Invitation to tender as for of the provision of distance learning services and materials to North East Scotland College - please refer to the attached documents for more information
Renewal: . The College reserves the right to extend the Contract for up to two further 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and continued College requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067b01
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030489-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48931000 - Training software package
72212931 - Training software development services
80420000 - E-learning services
80500000 - Training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80521000 - Training programme services
80530000 - Vocational training services
80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £741,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £741,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- NORTH EAST SCOTLAND COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB25 1BN
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- George St/Harbour
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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