--- title: "Alternative Audio Text To Speech/PIN/PRO/2023" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)" published: "2023-07-11" --- # Alternative Audio Text To Speech/PIN/PRO/2023 Buyer: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a296da4-d8d3-4c2a-8d9b-5814469462bf.json) ## Summary The Open University is informing the market about an upcoming procurement process for the provision of text-to-speech course materials. This planning stage tender, titled "Alternative Audio Text To Speech/PIN/PRO/2023", falls under the industry category of Document creation software package. The engagement end date for potential suppliers to respond is 15th August 2023. The buying organisation is The Open University, located in Milton Keynes, England. This tender from The Open University presents an opportunity for suppliers specialising in document creation software packages to engage in the market. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Businesses interested in providing innovative text-to-speech solutions for educational purposes should closely monitor the development and publication of the formal tender that will follow this planning stage announcement. ## Notice The Open University ("OU") is informing the market of the intention to tender for the provision text-to-speech course materials . This Prior Information Notice ("PIN") is intended to gauge the interest of potential suppliers and request information from the market prior to commencing a procurement process. The OU is looking to review the way it delivers text-to-speech materials to our students. We are keen to understand the products that exist in this text-to-speech market to ensure we can provide our students with the best service possible. By doing this we aim to continue into a tender process to embed a new delivery model that also meets our students needs and also the technical and operational objectives. Potential suppliers are requested to respond to this PIN via The Open University's e-tendering website, In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity Potential suppliers should complete and return a Request for Information Response Document by 15th August 2023. This is a Prior Information Notice; this is not a call for competition. Any description of requirements is yet to be fully determined for the supply and services described. Any potential resulting tender will be advertised via the OU's tender portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity and will require further registration. Registration is free and interested parties can register at any time and search for tenders (and PINs) as and when they are advertised. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f849ef50-236b-4672-b528-ddd547951134 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Aug 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK7 6AA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Monkston | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48310000 - Document creation software package ## Release History - 11 Jul 2023 at 07:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f849ef50-236b-4672-b528-ddd547951134 - 20 Jun 2023 at 10:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f849ef50-236b-4672-b528-ddd547951134 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f849ef50-236b-4672-b528-ddd547951134 11th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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