--- title: "E Portfolio System (Provision of)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "City of Sunderland College" published: "2026-10-12" --- # E Portfolio System (Provision of) Buyer: City of Sunderland College Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0785cb.json) ## Summary City of Sunderland College intends to procure an electronic portfolio system to support its apprenticeship provision. The software is expected to help the College deliver apprenticeship standards and track learner progress, assessment, quality assurance and reporting. This is a specialist software and information-systems service, with an e-learning and higher-education context. The requirement is for a modern system that complies with applicable requirements and supports the full cycle of apprenticeship administration. The named buying organisation is City of Sunderland College. The procurement relates to the College’s provision in Sunderland; no separate delivery location is identified. This procurement is at the planning stage: the College has stated its intention to buy, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The planned route is for a single lot, with the College expecting to publish a further notice on 13 October 2026. The anticipated contract period runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032, with a possible extension period ending 31 January 2034. The procurement information provides no estimated contract value or budget. The College has already held supplier discussions and product demonstrations to understand available solutions and market capabilities; these were for information gathering, and suppliers did not help develop the specification. The requirement is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, which may make it relevant to specialist software providers as well as larger education-technology suppliers. Suppliers preparing for the competition are likely to need a modern, compliant e-portfolio platform that can support apprenticeship standards, including delivery, learner tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting. Experience supplying systems to colleges, apprenticeship providers or other education and training organisations would be pertinent to demonstrating fit with this operational setting. The market engagement has already exposed the College to supplier products and capabilities, so prospective suppliers should be ready to explain how their systems meet the full range of apprenticeship workflows. No specific accreditation, technical standard or minimum supplier capacity is stated at this planning stage. ## Notice The College has a requirement to contract for the provision of a modern, fully compliant E Portfolio system to support the delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standards. ### Planning Information The College have held discussions with suppliers operating in the relevant market to better understand available solutions and current market capabilities. This has included product demonstrations from suppliers. This engagement was solely for information gathering purposes. No supplier supported the engineering of the specification. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096172-2026 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | City of Sunderland College | | Locality | SUNDERLAND | | Postcode area | Sunderland | | Postcode | SR3 4AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland | | Local authority | Sunderland | | Electoral ward | Barnes | | Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central | | 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 - 80300000 - Higher education services - 80420000 - E-learning services ## Release History - 12 Oct 2026 at 15:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096172-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096172-2026 12th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.sunderlandcollege.ac.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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