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Published 18 Oct 2023, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PEMD Skills Hub Platform · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG33)
Awarded value£245,973published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Oct 2023
Awarded to WHITESPACE GLOBAL LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: West Midlands
48100000 Industry specific software package

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
18 Oct 2023, 14:15 BST
Last source update
18 Oct 2023, 14:15 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030778
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software package
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d16 Find 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £245,9731 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WHITESPACE GLOBAL LIMITED£245,973 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 07781274 Priory Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV15FBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.