Planning

Provision of Open Badges for Glow

EDUCATION SCOTLAND

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Planning

21 Jun 2018 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the project titled "Provision of Open Badges for Glow" is being conducted by Education Scotland, located in Livingston, UK. This initiative falls under the education industry category and seeks to engage an external service provider to develop Glow Open Badges, which are intended to enhance the digital learning environment in Scotland. Currently in the planning stage, key dates include potential presentations by bidders scheduled between 17th and 27th July 2018, with a deadline for expressing interest by 12:00 on 11th July 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in digital education solutions, particularly firms specialising in badge systems, online learning tools, and educational technologies. Companies able to demonstrate their capabilities in developing and implementing Open Badges or similar digital credentialing systems would be well-positioned to compete in this procurement. Engaging with Education Scotland during the tender's planning phase could provide valuable insights and pave the way for future collaborations within the education sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Open Badges for Glow

Notice Description

Education Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Glow Open Badges. Glow is Scotland's national digital environment that offers a number of different servcies to support learning across the curriculum. The Open Badges will be used to communicate skills and achievements by providing visual tokens packed with verifiable data and evidence that can be shared across the web.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Education Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Glow Open Badges. Glow is Scotland's national digital environment that offers a number of different services to support learning across the curriculum. Education Scotland wish to offer a servcie that will allow educators to create and issue badges to their students in recognition of their skills. Learners will be able to earn badges and display these across the web as evidence of their learning.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000547172
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322967
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

72212190 - Educational software development services

80000000 - Education and training services

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

80212000 - Vocational secondary education services

80310000 - Youth education services

80340000 - Special education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jun 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Aug 2018Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EDUCATION SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
stephen.phillips@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412420131

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6GA
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322967
    Provision of Open Badges for Glow - Education Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Glow Open Badges. Glow is Scotland's national digital environment that offers a number of different servcies to support learning across the curriculum. The Open Badges will be used to communicate skills and achievements by providing visual tokens packed with verifiable data and evidence that can be shared across the web.

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