Official UK procurement notice
Virtual Learning Environment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Canterbury Christ Church University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of the University's virtual learning environment.
CPV: Educational software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract is for the provision of a virtual learning environment for all CCCU students
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).
- Price
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
- 28 Oct 2024, 14:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2024, 14:03 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034864- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1dbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The University has used the Blackboard virtual learning environment for many years. The current contract is due to expire but the University does not have the resource to undertake the implementation of a new system due to several existing, business critical IT projects. Blackboard is considered to be a stable platform and therefore is a low priority for limited IT resource. That resource has instead been directed to other vital IT systems which are considered to be a higher priority. The cost of change for a VLE would also be very high given the impact on 12,000+ students and c.1000 members of staff. In addition, a 12 month+ implementation period with considerable consultancy cost. For these reasons the University has decided to re-contract for a further five years with Anthology for the provision of the Blackboard system.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard International B.V. | £1,886,121 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034864-2024-1 · Blackboard International B.V.
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,886,121
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- CCCU Senior Management TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blackboard International B.V.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.