---
title: "QU143 - Virtual Learning Environment - E-Portfolio for Birmingham Adult Education Services (BAES) - AWARD"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2018-08-23"
---

# QU143 - Virtual Learning Environment - E-Portfolio for Birmingham Adult Education Services (BAES) - AWARD

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9.json)

## Summary

Birmingham City Council is awarding a contract for the development of a Virtual Learning Environment and E-Portfolio to enhance the Birmingham Adult Education Services (BAES). The procurement process is characterised as open and follows an open procedure, with the relevant industry category primarily being E-learning services. The tender was awarded on 23 August 2018, with the contract period commencing on 28 August 2018 and set to conclude on 31 July 2019. Bidders needed to submit their completed quotation documentation by noon on 27 July 2018, as the tender period has now closed.

This project presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in e-learning solutions, software configuration, and IT services. Enterprises capable of providing scalable software platforms that can accommodate high user loads are well-suited to compete for such contracts. The initiative aims to bring advancements in online education, thereby encouraging participation from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with relevant expertise in software development, configuration, and support services.

## Notice

Birmingham Adults Education Service (BAES) need a build of the latest stable release of Moodle and Mahara to support our online and digital learning platforms. This can be one or many software packages however an ideal situation would be a two packages which provides all of the facilities BAES require. This may affect the scoring. The company providing the build must be able to provide installation with requirements set by BAES. The software would need to be able to run across 10 sites accommodate 4,000 concurrent users which are to be connected on the same network and over the internet. Any software provided must be given a grace period between purchase and installation whilst the IT infrastructure gets completed. Anticipated timescales for go live is September although purchasing will be complete immediately after award. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:-. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation documentation. Your completed quotation documentation should be returned by noon on 27 July 2018 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73ed7c30-0ff9-4dbf-97f1-21883ff2037a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Aug 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WEST MIDLANDS |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7DJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48514000 - Remote access software package
- 48517000 - IT software package
- 51611100 - Hardware installation services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212517 - IT software development services
- 72212981 - Compiling software development services
- 72212982 - Configuration management software development services
- 72212983 - Development software development services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72265000 - Software configuration services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services
- 72268000 - Software supply services
- 80420000 - E-learning services

## Release History

- 23 Aug 2018 at 07:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73ed7c30-0ff9-4dbf-97f1-21883ff2037a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73ed7c30-0ff9-4dbf-97f1-21883ff2037a
  23rd August 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a159151-a872-4e95-9eac-87c523256ac9.json.
