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Published 29 Mar 2021, 15:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Learning eXperience Platform (LXP)

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£380,000exc. VAT6.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2021awarded 6 Oct 2021
Awarded to THRIVE LEARNING LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are seeking tenders for a replacement Learning eXperience Platform (LXP). NTU's platform for colleague learning and development comprises of a fragmented and disjointed set of digital tools and manual processes. This platform is no longer fit for the purpose of managing compliance of Essential Learning and does not reflect NTU's strategic aspiration to offer our colleagues "a sector leading personal development provision" and the "best digital experience in the sector."

CPV: Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are seeking tenders for a replacement Learning…Awarded

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are seeking tenders for a replacement Learning eXperience Platform. NTUs platform for colleague learning and development comprises of a fragmented and disjointed set of digital tools and manual processes. This platform is no longer fit for the purpose of managing compliance of Essential Learning and does not reflect NTUs strategic aspiration to offer our colleagues "a sector leading personal development provision" and the "best digital experience in the sector." The project will identify, implement and embed a Learning eXperience Platform for University staff that provides the vehicle to achieve our vision of an engaging and dynamic learning experience for colleagues that supports self-directed learning, encourages knowledge sharing and increases engagement, as well as a comprehensive and reliable mechanism for managing compliance around Essential Learning. The project will procure a solution via open tender, which will also give us the opportunity to explore the available product options in more depth to ensure that the best fit to our LXP requirements. A collaborative approach will be adopted to ensure delivery, engaging with Organisational Development representatives, Staff users and the third-party provider, with Digital Technologies providing technical support to achieve the project objectives: - Strategic alignment for the Learning eXperience Platform with our digital ambitions as well as fulfilling our non-digital staff training needs; - Supports essential learning compliance reporting; - Improved, consolidated staff learning resources and makes them more discoverable in response to the comments received in the staff survey;

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Functional and Non-Functional Requirements, Demos and Scenarios: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Functional and Non-Functional Requirements, Demos and Scenarios: 80%
  • Price: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Mar 2021, 15:32 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2021, 15:27 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
NTU/21/2006/ALS
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024927
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a065 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST

Timeline

19 Apr 2021 → 6 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Oct 2021, 15:27 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2021, 15:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £355,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THRIVE LEARNING LIMITEDSME£355,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Trent University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation c/o 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4FQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thrive LearningAwarded supplier10988277 5A Oldknows Factory, St Anns Hill Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG3 4GN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.