Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Learner Management Systems - Apprenticeships
Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)
Published estimate£350,000exc. VAT4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2024awarded 4 Feb 2025
Awarded to Aptem Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of University of Bedfordshire Apprenticeship Learner Management System Specification
CPV: Educational software package · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Learners Management SystemsAwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
NA
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 17 May 2024, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2025, 11:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
UoB/P LR - 00000671- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004700- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a71Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
NA
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Jun 2024 → 12 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until17 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published12 Feb 2025, 11:43 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2025, 11:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £363,9011 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aptem LtdSME | £363,901 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Learner Management Systems - Apprenticeships · Aptem LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Feb 2025
- Value
- £363,901
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aptem LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.