Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-1992 An Education Platform for Quantum Computing
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) seeks to purchase an enterprise licence for a cloud-accessible, educational training platform aimed at familiarising students in higher education, as well as professionals in industry and business, with key concepts in quantum computing, without the requirement for formal training in a related field (such as PhD-level physics, mathematics, and computer science).
CPV: Educational software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The educational training platform should provide individual users with access to a…AwardedPublished value£100,000
The educational training platform should provide individual users with access to a learning environment that includes a series of training modules, whereby users can learn progressively at their own pace, test their knowledge retention, and monitor their progress through to completion of the course. The platform should provide users with a sufficient grounding in the key concepts of quantum computing to provide a pathway into quantum programming, as well as an understanding of quantum circuit design. The learning experience should be supplemented through access to an online community network, driven by users offering mutually supportive learning.
The aim of the NQCC in deploying such a tool is to drive greater awareness, understanding and engagement in quantum computing among the UK workforce from an early stage. This initiative aligns to the NQCC’s wider strategic priorities to enable a ‘quantum ready’ UK economy through delivering skills development and training opportunities.
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- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 8 Apr 2022, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2022, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-1992- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019269- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032b99Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=705771973 GO Reference: GO-2022714-PRO-20606254
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 May 2022, 15:00 BST
Timeline
13 May 2022 → 14 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 May 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened13 May 2022, 15:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jul 2022, 12:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2022, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q-CTRL Pty LTDSME | £81,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019269-2022-1 · Q-CTRL Pty LTDSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2022
- Value
- £81,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Q-CTRL Pty LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.