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title: "Provision of a Knowledge Transfer Platform for One Ocean Hub"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000628694"
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# Provision of a Knowledge Transfer Platform for One Ocean Hub

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000628694

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## Summary

The University of Strathclyde, located in Glasgow, is seeking to procure a Knowledge Transfer Platform for the One Ocean Hub, a project dedicated to sustainable development funded by the UK Research and Innovation through the Global Challenges Research Fund. This open tender, initiated on 12 February 2019 and running until 12 February 2024, is currently in the Tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 2 October 2020. The project is categorised under the services sector, primarily focusing on education and the governance of ocean resources.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the development and maintenance of digital platforms, particularly those specialising in online learning environments and knowledge management systems. Companies with expertise in creating web portals, microlearning content, and community engagement platforms will find this contract particularly relevant. Additionally, businesses capable of navigating the complexities of international development and compliance standards, including GDPR, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, given its emphasis on serving low and middle-income countries.

## Notice

The One Ocean Hub is a collaborative research for sustainable development programme, funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). GCRF is a key component in delivering the UK aid strategy and puts UK-led research at the heart of efforts to tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The One Ocean Hub is funded for an initial 5 years from 12 February 2019 to 12 February 2024. The One Ocean Hub is guided by 4 overarching objectives: 1. to connect norms across sectors at all levels, to enhance the implementation of international law; protect the rights of, and empower, vulnerable communities, women and youth to shape ocean governance at different levels; and strengthen the voice of Low- and Middle-Income Countries in international fora; 2. to integrate knowledge systems across sectors and scales to collaboratively advance ocean stewardship, science and governance to predict, prevent and manage negative environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts, including in data- and technology-constrained contexts; 3. to enable dialogue across sectors and communities on the basis of improved understanding of "hidden" tradeoffs across competing sectors and different values and (world)views, and through emotional (re)engagement of diverse actors with the ocean; and 4. to empower sustainable and fair partnerships, so that decisions regarding the conservation of the ocean and its uses support fair and equitable sharing of benefits that enhance the wellbeing, resilience and livelihoods of vulnerable groups. Under objective 2, the Hub seeks to develop an online Knowledge Translation Platform (KTP). This contract covers the phased development and maintenance of the KTP. The KTP will provide a learning environment to support knowledge brokering and collaboration in the sphere of ocean governance. The objectives of the KTP are to: 1. Provide a web portal with the functionality to bring together and navigate existing websites and other online digital resources, related to the oceans and links to the development knowledge ecology. 2. Create and host an online learning environment which will provide access to microlearning with short 15-20minute self-standing learning events which will seek to build skills in navigating existing ocean knowledge. The supplier will be providing the structure for the content to be uploaded but will not be developing the content or uploading it. 3. Enable communities of practice to support participants to learn together and ask questions about the challenges they are facing. It is proposed that these should be groups on Dgroups.io of the Dgroups Foundation which are seen as a best practice in the international knowledge management community (Cummings et al 2019).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contracting Authority requires a Contractor to undertake the development of the knowledge translation platform (KTP) on the oceans and oceans governance. The KTP is designed to: 1. Serve audiences in Low and Middle Income countries (LMIC) with limited bandwidth; 2. Be GDPR-compliant; and 3. Compliant with the KM4Dev guidelines for websites and portals in international development The KTP will comprise three main components and will be developed in three phases. Components: 1. A web portal linking to other websites and digital content on this theme; 2. A learning environment for users situated across the globe; and 3. Access to communities of practices on the Dgroups Foundation Dgroups.io platform. Phases: 1. In Phase 1, the Contractor will develop the web portal and the initial learning environment, suitable for micro-learnings and quizzes, potentially using Articulate(tm) or equivalent software. 2. In the second phase, the Dgroups.io groups will be made accessible via the platform. 3. In the third phase, a Learning Management System will be developed to provide a more complex learning environment, linking to the other components. The project runs until February 2024, with a soft launch of Phase 1 planned for mid-2021. The contractor will be asked to undertake Phases 2 and 3 at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations.

Renewal: Initial Contract Term is forty (40) months. Contract to be awarded will provision for three (3) extensions, at 12 months per extension, to be exercised at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority. These extensions have been factored into the total duration noted above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402665 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £190,540 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1QE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402665
- 27 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393440

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393440
  Provision of a Knowledge Transfer Platform for One Ocean Hub - The One Ocean Hub is a collaborative research for sustainable development programme, funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). GCRF is a key component in delivering the UK aid strategy and puts UK-led research at the heart of efforts to tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The One Ocean Hub is funded for an initial 5 years from 12 February 2019 to 12 February 2024. The One Ocean Hub is guided by 4 overarching objectives: 1. to connect norms across sectors at all levels, to enhance the implementation of international law; protect the rights of, and empower, vulnerable communities, women and youth to shape ocean governance at different levels; and strengthen the voice of Low- and Middle-Income Countries in international fora; 2. to integrate knowledge systems across sectors and scales to collaboratively advance ocean stewardship, science and governance to predict, prevent and manage negative environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts, including in data- and technology-constrained contexts; 3. to enable dialogue across sectors and communities on the basis of improved understanding of "hidden" tradeoffs across competing sectors and different values and (world)views, and through emotional (re)engagement of diverse actors with the ocean; and 4. to empower sustainable and fair partnerships, so that decisions regarding the conservation of the ocean and its uses support fair and equitable sharing of benefits that enhance the wellbeing, resilience and livelihoods of vulnerable groups. Under objective 2, the Hub seeks to develop an online Knowledge Translation Platform (KTP). This contract covers the phased development and maintenance of the KTP. The KTP will provide a learning environment to support knowledge brokering and collaboration in the sphere of ocean governance. The objectives of the KTP are to: 1. Provide a web portal with the functionality to bring together and navigate existing websites and other online digital resources, related to the oceans and links to the development knowledge ecology. 2. Create and host an online learning environment which will provide access to microlearning with short 15-20minute self-standing learning events which will seek to build skills in navigating existing ocean knowledge. The supplier will be providing the structure for the content to be uploaded but will not be developing the content or uploading it. 3. Enable communities of practice to support participants to learn together and ask questions about the challenges they are facing. It is proposed that these should be groups on Dgroups.io of the Dgroups Foundation which are seen as a best practice in the international knowledge management community (Cummings et al 2019).
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402665
  Provision of a Knowledge Transfer Platform for One Ocean Hub - The One Ocean Hub is a collaborative research for sustainable development programme, funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). GCRF is a key component in delivering the UK aid strategy and puts UK-led research at the heart of efforts to tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The One Ocean Hub is funded for an initial 5 years from 12 February 2019 to 12 February 2024. The One Ocean Hub is guided by 4 overarching objectives: 1. to connect norms across sectors at all levels, to enhance the implementation of international law; protect the rights of, and empower, vulnerable communities, women and youth to shape ocean governance at different levels; and strengthen the voice of Low- and Middle-Income Countries in international fora; 2. to integrate knowledge systems across sectors and scales to collaboratively advance ocean stewardship, science and governance to predict, prevent and manage negative environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts, including in data- and technology-constrained contexts; 3. to enable dialogue across sectors and communities on the basis of improved understanding of "hidden" tradeoffs across competing sectors and different values and (world)views, and through emotional (re)engagement of diverse actors with the ocean; and 4. to empower sustainable and fair partnerships, so that decisions regarding the conservation of the ocean and its uses support fair and equitable sharing of benefits that enhance the wellbeing, resilience and livelihoods of vulnerable groups. Under objective 2, the Hub seeks to develop an online Knowledge Translation Platform (KTP). This contract covers the phased development and maintenance of the KTP. The KTP will provide a learning environment to support knowledge brokering and collaboration in the sphere of ocean governance. The objectives of the KTP are to: 1. Provide a web portal with the functionality to bring together and navigate existing websites and other online digital resources, related to the oceans and links to the development knowledge ecology. 2. Create and host an online learning environment which will provide access to microlearning with short 15-20minute self-standing learning events which will seek to build skills in navigating existing ocean knowledge. The supplier will be providing the structure for the content to be uploaded but will not be developing the content or uploading it. 3. Enable communities of practice to support participants to learn together and ask questions about the challenges they are facing. It is proposed that these should be groups on Dgroups.io of the Dgroups Foundation which are seen as a best practice in the international knowledge management community (Cummings et al 2019).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000628694
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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