Notice Information
Notice Title
Heritage Training Course Instructional Design
Notice Description
Heritage Training Course Instructional Design
Lot Information
Lot 1
HES requires a contract to cover the design and development of four SCORM-compliant (2004 4th Ed) e-learning modules totalling a maximum of 150-180 minutes. The modules will be developed in a staggered delivery model, with some overlap between work phases where beneficial. The successful contractor must demonstrate the capacity to manage a staggered, multi-module production workflow so that all agreed modules are fully completed, tested, and delivered by end of December 2026. All four modules must collectively deliver against 20 capability-based Learning Outcomes. While each module will have its own specific Learning Objectives and content focus, suppliers must ensure that module-level outcomes clearly map to, and contribute toward, the achievement of these overarching capability outcomes. The development of these modules is part of a wider project to develop a Heritage Training Course (HTC) for Planning Authorities in Scotland.
Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0691f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041281-2026
- 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
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80420000 - E-learning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jun 20263 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
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH9 1SH
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South
Further Information
Notice URLs
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