Official UK procurement notice
PEMD Skills Hub Platform · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Coventry University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCoventry University Service Ltd, is working with Whitespace Global Ltd for the design and delivery of a digital platform, including a body of industry knowledge, and marketplace functionality for job postings and education, training and University courses.
This will include the delivery of the remaining elements of Coventry University Services Limited Electric Skills Revolution Hub including the Exploration sprint and UX design sprints.
CPV: Industry specific software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To design and deliver a digital hub platform, including a body of industry knowledge,…
To design and deliver a digital hub platform, including a body of industry knowledge, and marketplace functionality for job postings and education, training and University courses.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Nov 2022, 14:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2022, 14:28 GMT
- Authority reference
PD-799-22-SC- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033382- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038815Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
Coventry University Services Ltd, working on behalf of Driving the Electric Revolution (DER), will deliver the UK National Power Electronic Machines Drove (PEMD) Hub.
The Hub will impartially curate, organise and host a range of innovative and traditional courses that meets industry needs and encourages the community to share PEMD skills. The Hub will simplify, encourage, and facilitate interaction between recruiters, universities, training providers and current and future workforce.
Development of the hub platform has a number of very specific requirements that make a procurement process unsuitable. The Hub is at a critical stage of delivery and has strict requirements for the launch date of the digital platform. In order to manage the risk to the project and Coventry University group, development must commence immediately and proceed at pace.
- The development needs to integrate with existing systems. Due to previous work with Whitespace Global Ltd, the supplier has an understanding of the technical requirements and platforms currently in use. The short timescale necessary for the development means that the time taken to achieve the same level of understanding with another supplier would jeopardise the project.
- Scoping exercises previously managed by Whitespace Global Ltd have resulted in development of a unique Intellectual Property. This means that only Whitespace Global Ltd is capable of meeting the deadline for completion of development and avoid delays which would be detrimental to the skills hub and Coventry University group.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITESPACE GLOBAL LIMITED | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033382-2022-1 · WHITESPACE GLOBAL LIMITED
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2022
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Coventry UniversityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Whitespace Global LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.