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Published 2 Jul 2021, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WBS CTE Online Synchronous Classroom Software

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2021awarded 22 Dec 2021
Awarded to Blackboard International BV

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a real-time video-conferencing product to provide online seminars, lectures, large events and 1-1 consultations with students. In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick)… ↗ University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

CPV: Video conferencing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a real-time video-conferencing…Awarded

The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a real-time video-conferencing product to provide online seminars, lectures, large events and 1-1 consultations with students. Please refer to in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗ for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

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
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
Yes
First published
2 Jul 2021, 11:56 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2021, 12:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
CH-07-21-UNI-WBSONLINECLASS-DP
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032059
Classification (CPV)
Video conferencing software package
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c2ca Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information and to express interest. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.The University expressly reserves the rights:i) Not to award any contract as a result of this procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.ii) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.iii) To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; andiv) To award contract(s) in stages.Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Aug 2021, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Aug 2021 → 22 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Aug 2021, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Dec 2021, 12:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2021, 12:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blackboard International BV£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Warwick

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Argent Court, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7EZContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria