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title: "Integrated Digital Platform for CPD, Careers and Professional Membership"
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# Integrated Digital Platform for CPD, Careers and Professional Membership

Buyer: THE INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c78750d3-f96f-4afd-ba96-0ebb320c2f2c

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## Summary

The recent procurement process titled "Integrated Digital Platform for CPD, Careers and Professional Membership" was conducted by The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, focusing on the development and launch of an online membership and learning management system. This tender is classified under the industry category of IT services and aims to enhance user experience for a wide range of users, including external visitors and internal staff. The procurement was executed through a selective procurement method, using a restricted procedure above the threshold, with key benchmarks including a contract period that commenced on 21 January 2022 and concludes on 20 January 2023. The tender period ended on 22 November 2021, in the United Kingdom.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in developing digital platforms, membership systems, and e-learning solutions. Companies that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly accessible, especially those capable of providing innovative marketing techniques for digital products. With the capability to offer tailored user experiences through personalized settings and comprehensive support for diverse training methods, businesses equipped to deliver quality IT and digital service solutions will be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

TIAH as the contracting authority required an economic operator to support all aspects of their development, launch and running of a membership and learning management system / online platform. The platform that is developed must have the capability of providing all aspects of the authority's online experience for external users (visitors and members), internal users and partners. The platform must include a wide range of facilities including but not limited to a user profiling capability to deliver personalized experiences for platform visitors, managing and delivering digital learning, e-learning, blended learning, learning pathways, gamification, virtual instructor led training and instructor led training to users, with e-learning delivered directly by the authority and / or its training partners. The platform must have the capability of being marketed on and offline using techniques including but not limited online advertising, social media marketing, and search engine optimization. It must be capable of supporting different commercial offers such as a range of pricing and subscription offers, memberships and potentially other commercial offers that may include bulk discounts and / or limited time offers. IMPORTANT NOTE / HOW TO APPLY TIAH is using the Mills & Reeve Collaborate portal to conduct the Procurement Process. The e-Tendering Portal can be accessed at https://dataroom.mills-reeve.com. Bidders can request access rights by contacting tiahprocurement@Mills-Reeve.com. All communications (including submission of Tenders) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13851f33-abb0-406a-8ffb-2129169cb647 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 21 Jan 2022 - 20 Jan 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,800,000 |
| 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 | THE INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR3 1RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Mancroft |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PLACECUBE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
- 48224000 - Web page editing software package
- 48312000 - Electronic publishing software package
- 48333000 - Contact management software package
- 48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 80420000 - E-learning services

## Release History

- 16 Mar 2022 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13851f33-abb0-406a-8ffb-2129169cb647
- 10 Sep 2021 at 10:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d735f7a-f2e1-4378-8a27-b587c1f7217e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13851f33-abb0-406a-8ffb-2129169cb647
  16th March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d735f7a-f2e1-4378-8a27-b587c1f7217e
  10th September 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tiah.org
- https://dataroom.mills-reeve.com

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