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Learning Resources Platform (VitalSource)

Coventry University

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Sep 2026 at 13:29

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

16 Sep 2026 at 13:18

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Coventry University is procuring a learning resources platform for the Coventry University Group. The service covers the VitalSource platform, incorporating Sylla, for reading-list management, discovery and curation of open educational resources, digital learning-content delivery, curriculum mapping and student-engagement analytics. It also includes Aula integration, training, support and maintenance. This is a software supply and support service delivered for the University Group in the United Kingdom. The requirement is intended to support teaching and learning activities, help staff manage and discover digital content, connect with the Aula learning environment, and provide analytics on student engagement. The buyer is Coventry University, based in Coventry, and the selected supplier is VitalSource Technologies LLC, a large US-based technology company.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award, with VitalSource Technologies LLC selected for the single lot. The award date is 16 September 2026. The contract period runs from 26 September 2026 to 13 September 2029, with signature scheduled for 26 September 2026. The awarded value is £240,000 excluding tax, or £288,000 including tax. Coventry University justified the direct award on the basis that VitalSource was identified as the only supplier able to meet the technical requirements for curriculum mapping, automated open educational resource curation, Aula integration and student-engagement analytics; no reasonable alternative was identified. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. The award is recorded as pending, while the tender itself is complete.

This procurement indicates demand for an integrated higher-education learning-content platform rather than standalone software. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need proven capability in digital reading-list management, open educational resource discovery and automated curation, digital content delivery, curriculum mapping and student-engagement analytics. Direct integration with Aula is central to the buyer’s stated technical need, so suppliers would need an established, reliable integration rather than a generic learning-platform interface. Relevant providers should also be able to deliver implementation or user training, ongoing technical support and maintenance for a university group. The award rationale shows that demonstrating a distinctive combination of these functions, technical interoperability and dependable service capacity would be important when competing with an incumbent platform provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Learning Resources Platform (VitalSource)

Notice Description

Provision of the VitalSource (incorporating Sylla) platform to support reading list management, Open Educational Resource (OER) discovery, digital learning content delivery, curriculum mapping, student engagement analytics, Aula integration, training, support and maintenance services for Coventry University Group for the period 2026-2029.

Procurement Information

VitalSource is the only supplier identified as capable of providing the required curriculum mapping, automated OER curation, Aula integration and student engagement analytics. No reasonable alternative supplier has been identified that can meet the University's technical requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb1f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087764-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Sep 2026 - 13 Sep 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Coventry University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5FB
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VitalSource Technologies LLC

Further Information

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