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title: "Office for Students: Provision of an online, curated learning resources platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a533"
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# Office for Students: Provision of an online, curated learning resources platform

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a533

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## Summary

The Office for Students (OfS) is conducting a procurement process to provide its employees with access to an online, curated learning resources platform. The tender falls under the industry category of Training Services (CPV: 80500000) and is aimed at enhancing leadership, management, and personal effectiveness skills among OfS staff. This process is in the "Tender" stage, and the contract is valued at £200,000. The project will be executed in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Bristol/Bath area, with the tender period ending on 5 November 2024. The submission method is electronic and written submissions, with no allowance for variant bids. The procurement method being used is an Open Procedure.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for companies specialised in providing comprehensive online learning resources, particularly those with expertise in leadership and management training. Companies with robust digital infrastructure capable of delivering high-quality training services will find this opportunity well-aligned with their capabilities. The OfS's focus on long-term skill-building indicates potential for ongoing collaboration, especially given the initial two-year contract period with a possible two-year extension. Medium to large-sized enterprises experienced in training services and capable of meeting the quality and cost criteria (70% quality, 30% cost) are well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

The OfS is looking to provide all employees with access to an established leadership and management online learning offering to support them in building their leadership, management and personal effectiveness skills and capability at all levels, and supports behaviours outlined in our organisation's competency framework.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The OfS is looking to provide all employees with access to an established leadership and management online learning offering to support them in building their leadership, management and personal effectiveness skills and capability at all levels, and supports behaviours outlined in our organisation's competency framework.

Options: Initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013468-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £170,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR STUDENTS |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8SR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Gifford |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASHRIDGE EXECUTIVE AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2025 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013468-2025
- 2 Oct 2024 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031614-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=939836727
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Training-services./T48TAXJ5T6
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/T48TAXJ5T6
- https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk

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