Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Middlesbrough: Onsite VLE Platform
2. Awarding Authority:
Teesside University
Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1642342166, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk, URL: http://www.tees.ac.uk/
Contact: Procurement, Attn: Procurement
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Other services.

4. Description: Educational software package. Teesside University is looking to purchase a Virtual Learning Environment software solution to support both our on campus and blended on campus / distance learning students.

As an institutional, mission critical service, we are looking for a solution which:
•Can robustly support in excess of 40,000 active users
•Provides the full range of possible learning and teaching activities through an interface solidly rooted in contemporary web design
•Is backed by a company providing a comprehensive and responsive customer support offering
•Can support the University delivering on the EU directive around web accessibility requirements for public sector bodies
•Has a proven track record in providing institutional Virtual Learning Environments in the Higher Education sector

The term of contract will be an initial 3 year term with the option to extend by a further by an indefinite number of 12 month periods at the discretion of the University.. 2 x 12 months
5. CPV Codes:
48190000 - Educational software package.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Tees Valley and Durham,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: 19.07
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category G: 500K to 1M
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 23/09/2019 17:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Teesside University
Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1642342166, Email: tenders@tees.ac.uk, URL: http://www.tees.ac.uk/
Contact: Procurement, Attn: Procurement

12. Other Information:
Other Information: 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Middlesbrough:-Onsite-VLE-Platform/7J35D2R45F

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7J35D2R45F
TKR-2019821-PRO-15277802
Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 09/12/2019
Period of Work End date: 08/12/2022
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no