Awarded contract

Tender for an ePortfolio Solution

Details

Value
£2,000,000
Duration
10 years
Topic
Software package and information systems
Published
16 February 2021

Tender description

The Open University (OU) are tendering for a streamlined, customisable, cost effective, SaaS ePortfolio system for supporting its Higher (Levels 4&5) and Degree (Levels 6&7) Apprenticeship Programmes to be delivered as a Software as a Service (Saas)/cloud based solution, including support and maintenance. The solution may be rolled out further across the OU as the OU sees fit. The contract is for an initial period of 5years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 10 years in total at its discretion. We also require support and technical expertise to help implement the solution. Address to express and interest and download tender documentation: https://in- tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date12 February 2021
  2. Completed: Award published16 February 2021
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date2 February 2031in 4 years

About the buyer

The Open University is a higher education provider that runs procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 through its own procurement service. Tender opportunities are advertised on Find a Tender and managed through the university's Intend e-tendering portal. Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium membership gives access to a shared framework used across UK universities. Lower-value purchases can go through a Direct Request for Quote instead of a full tender. A business team advises organisations on the most suitable procurement route before a contract begins. Purchase orders and supplier invoices route through the SAP Ariba Business Network.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Open University's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems

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