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title: "The Environment Agency Learning Experience / Management System Defra."
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# The Environment Agency Learning Experience / Management System Defra.

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e0cd

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal, which is seeking a service provider for "The Environment Agency Learning Experience / Management System." This tender falls under the e-learning services industry category and is based in London, UK. The procurement is currently in the Planning stage, with a tender briefing engagement event scheduled for 13th October 2021 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The estimated value of the contract is £1,000,000, with a future notice expected by 29th October 2021. The aim is to replace the existing Learning Zone application used by approximately 17,200 employees to access essential learning resources.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in e-learning solutions, educational technology software, and related services, particularly those experienced with training platform implementation and hosting. Companies that can demonstrate innovation in user experience, AI integration, and reporting functionalities would be particularly well-suited to compete. The Environment Agency seeks a provider who can deliver a comprehensive application that enhances learning efficiency and promotes employee engagement while also addressing broader organisational training capabilities.

## Notice

The Environment Agency currently uses an application known internally as Learning Zone (LZ), to provide employees with a single point of access to learning content required to develop capability in their roles. Learning Zone is a Totara based application that provides access to over 2500 face to face and virtual learning events per year, over 500 e learning and technology-based learning products for the 11,200 employees within the EA. In addition, learning is provided for circa 6000, employees with an incident Management (IM) role, responsible for responding to local and major incidents as Category 1 responders.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The current commercial contract is due to expire in 2023. It is therefore essential that EA procures a new application which will deliver the current service but meet future requirements. The future requirements, over and above the core functionality the EA has today including: User experience and AI Competency, Capability & Professional Membership Stakeholders (Internal (EA), Defra, External) Intelligent management information (MI) and reporting Social learning and content curation The additional functionality will ensure that the EA has good people data on learning and skills/capability of their employees to deliver challenging business outcomes and build their careers. In addition, it creates the capacity for the EA to assure itself that employees are trained and competent to carry out many of their activities which are high risk such as working near water on flood defenses, responding to incidents. Employees will be able to access their learning, in the flow of their work with the use of AI and machine learning and connect and engage with others to share expertise and grow continue to grow. Improved functionality to integrate virtual classroom technology will not only create opportunities for all to be able to access learning at a time and place that works for them, but also reduce carbon emissions and training costs for travel and subsistence. The overall high-level scope of the procurement will require the Authority to procure to procure the Licenses for Learning Application Software, Hosting, Implementation, Service Support and Training Services. Additional information: The Environment Agency announces it will hold a Defra Tender Microsoft Teams Briefing event on the 13th October 2021 further details are in the additional information section below. Interested suppliers will have an opportunity to ask some general questions about the forthcoming OJEU tender at the end of October 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023123-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Oct 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 80420000 - E-learning services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023123-2021
- 14 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022879-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjBjYjJjZmYtZGZhNS00MzFkLWI5MTItYmM4YTJjY2UwZjhj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22770a2450-0227-4c62-90c7-4e38537f1102%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c203d512-69a4-47f9-83d7-dfd2b0f06f6f%22%7d
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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