--- title: "eLearning Platform" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069658" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069658" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069658.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069658.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-05-12" --- # eLearning Platform Buyer: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069658 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069658) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069658.json) ## Summary Lincolnshire County Council is planning a procurement process for an innovative eLearning platform, as indicated in their recent announcement dated 12th May 2026. The procurement falls under the services category within the educational software and e-learning services industry. The contract aims to modernise the delivery and management of training across the council, aligning with statutory obligations and optimising staff development. This opportunity is suitable for both SMEs and VCSEs, highlighting a procurement value of up to £450,000. Interested parties are invited to participate in the pre-market engagement, with a deadline for questionnaire responses set for 8th June 2026. The procurement process is in the planning stage, and the engagement documents can be accessed via the Panacea e-tendering portal. This tender presents a notable opportunity for businesses in the educational technology and e-learning sectors, particularly those offering SaaS solutions focused on scalability, security, and user engagement. Forward-thinking suppliers can leverage their expertise to shape a modern platform that enhances professional development while supporting diverse learner needs. Ideal participants are those with the capability to integrate with existing systems such as HR and enterprise platforms, offering solutions that streamline administration through automation. By participating, businesses can align themselves with a significant public authority and potentially unlock further opportunities within the governmental landscape, thus driving business growth and expanding market presence. ## Notice Lincolnshire County Council (LCC, "the Council") is embarking on a significant and forward looking programme, exploring next generation online learning and staff development platforms. The Council sees this solution as playing a central role in modernising how training is delivered and managed across the organisation, strengthening our capability to support staff in their professional development while ensuring full compliance with statutory obligations and reporting requirements. This market engagement is intended to: - Bring awareness to the market of an upcoming opportunity. - Assist in refining requirements and ensure clarity of specification. - Assess availability of solutions and interest in the market. - Gain awareness of innovations in the market. - Understand any constraints. - Ensure suitability of procurement process and contractual terms. We are keen to collaborate with forward thinking suppliers who share our vision for a modern, flexible, scalable, and secure solution. We invite you to bring your insight, expertise, and creativity to help shape a platform that will not only elevate our internal learning and development offer but also enhance the experience of thousands of external users delivering vital services for the residents of Lincolnshire. Our high-level objectives are to: - Deliver savings through rationalisation of several incumbent learning related solutions, and the flexibility and scalability to encompass future known / unknown risks, such as further solution rationalisation opportunities that present themselves as the result of Local Government Reorganisation; - Provide a single, reliable centralised learning content repository with training records and compliance management; - A fit for purpose platform that supports the LCC People Strategy in developing the workforce with the right skills and knowledge for the future. - Foster better engagement with improved learner experience, to users both internal and external to LCC, including informal, self-directed learning pathways and provision of mobile-friendly interfaces, accessible across a range of devices; - Improved management capabilities and organisation compliance through progress tracking, dashboards, analytics and reporting; - Take advantage of a SaaS model, where the solution is continuously updated and maintained by the Supplier, ensuring scalability, security, and access to new functionality; - Reduce administrative effort via automation and integrations, such as HR systems, Fire and Rescue, identity management, SSO, email and other enterprise systems such as Microsoft Teams; - Maintain information security and data protection through appropriate data security, role-based access controls, and GDPR-compliant data handling; and - Procure an innovative solution through a Procurement Act 2023 compliant open procedure with clear, proportionate, outcome-based requirements. ### Planning Information Pre Market Engagement invitation and questionnaire documents are available via the Panacea e-tendering portal. Those wishing to reply to this questionnaire should complete the Pre-Market-Engagement-Questionnaire and respond via Panacea by 12:00 noon, Monday 8th June 2026. No other documentation is required to be completed or returned at this stage. The link to our public Tenders, Research and Contracts site is https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/eRFX-Public/ResearchOpportunities.aspx ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043301-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 12 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £375,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | LINCOLN | | Post town | Lincoln | | Postcode | LN1 1YL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC | | Local authority | Lincoln | | Electoral ward | Carholme | | Westminster constituency | Lincoln | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 48190000 - Educational software package - 48931000 - Training software package - 80420000 - E-learning services ## Release History - 12 May 2026 at 08:23 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043301-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043301-2026 12th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/eRFX-Public/ResearchOpportunities.aspx - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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