Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Online Learning
Notice Description
Swansea University will launch Swansea University Online in September 2025. An ambitious programme of online learning will enhance and diversify the university's educational portfolio and ensure that it remains relevant and attractive to the needs of all learners. Swansea University Online will combine the university's existing expertise in educational innovation with external commercial partnership to develop high-quality online programmes and courses at scale and at pace. The intention is to deliver three new postgraduate taught programmes for both the UK and international markets during 2025/2026, recruiting 150 students by January 2026. Providers are invited to respond to all or part of the channels outlined in the scope. Each channel will be considered individually.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Swansea University will launch Swansea University Online in September 2025. An ambitious programme of online learning will enhance and diversify the university's educational portfolio and ensure that it remains relevant and attractive to the needs of all learners. Swansea University Online will combine the university's existing expertise in educational innovation with external commercial partnership to develop high-quality online programmes and courses at scale and at pace. The intention is to deliver three new postgraduate taught programmes for both the UK and international markets during 2025/2026, recruiting 150 students by January 2026. Purpose of this Request for Information 1)To identify potential commercial providers to partner with Swansea University to develop: - a marketing position on the intended programme portfolio. - establish a recruitment pipeline to deliver desired student numbers for admission onto online-only programmes - collaborate with university colleagues to design and develop online learning for delivery utilising Canvas, the university's learning platform, and its existing digital learning ecosystem. - To establish a working partnership that would enable the development of internal capability and capacity for Online Learning within these key areas. - Organisational values Objective of the Request for Information - Consider the types of commercial partnerships available to support the identified services required to establish Swansea University Online at pace and at scale. - Understand available solutions from providers, indicative time scales and costs for providing solutions. - Measure commercial options regarding revenue generation and potential revenue share. - Assess the quality of available solutions regarding the assurance of an excellent student experience. - Gauge the robustness of available solution. Further information is available from: Etender Wales, itt_114722 - SU76(25) Provision of Online Learning -Request for Information
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-146817
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146817
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
39162110 - Teaching supplies
72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79342000 - Marketing services
79342100 - Direct marketing services
79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Dec 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- James Thomas
- Contact Email
- procurement@swansea.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1792602779
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWANSEA
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL43 Swansea
- Delivery Location
- TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL18 Swansea
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- Local Authority
- Swansea
- Electoral Ward
- Sketty
- Westminster Constituency
- Swansea West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC496189
Provision of Online Learning - Swansea University will launch Swansea University Online in September 2025. An ambitious programme of online learning will enhance and diversify the university's educational portfolio and ensure that it remains relevant and attractive to the needs of all learners. Swansea University Online will combine the university's existing expertise in educational innovation with external commercial partnership to develop high-quality online programmes and courses at scale and at pace. The intention is to deliver three new postgraduate taught programmes for both the UK and international markets during 2025/2026, recruiting 150 students by January 2026. Providers are invited to respond to all or part of the channels outlined in the scope. Each channel will be considered individually.
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