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title: "Animation course content for MA Character and Creature Animation programmes"
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# Animation course content for MA Character and Creature Animation programmes

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0421ed

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## Summary

The University of Hertfordshire has awarded a contract for an "Animation course content for MA Character and Creature Animation programmes" to Alexander Williams trading as Animation Apprentice. This procurement falls under the services category for adult and other education services. The procurement method was a limited negotiation without publication of a contract notice. The contract, worth £550,000 in GBP, was signed on December 4, 2023, and the procurement process has been completed.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for suppliers in the animation education sector, particularly SMEs with expertise in creating specialist materials for character and creature animation programmes. With the contracting authority being the University of Hertfordshire, businesses in the education and training industry can benefit from participating in similar future tenders at various stages of the procurement process, from planning to tendering and award.

## Notice

The licensing of certain unique archive materials protected by intellectual property rights and ancillary services in relation thereto. New content creation for specialist materials specific to character and creature animation that are of sufficient quality / of an appropriate academic/professional level to meet postgraduate teaching and learning requirements for specialist Master's programmes in character and creature creation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of animation course content for specialist Master's programmes in Character and Creature Creation which are being run by the University.

### Procurement Information

Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice (Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii)). The subject contract is a public service contract which can only be carried out by the Supplier due to the protection of exclusive rights, namely copyright in a video archive owned and licensed by the Supplier. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists because, whilst online training courses in animation do exist, there is a general absence in the market of learning repositories which provide suitable specialist materials specific to character and creature animation that are of sufficient quality or of an appropriate academic/professional level to meet postgraduate teaching and learning requirements for specialist Master's programmes in character and creature creation. Animation Apprentice is unique in providing the level of materials needed for a specialist postgraduate higher education programme in this discipline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035854-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £550,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE |
| Locality | HATFIELD |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL10 9AB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Hatfield South West |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALEXANDER WILLIAMS TRADING AS ANIMATION APPRENTICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2023 at 17:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035854-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire
- https://www.herts.ac.uk

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