Technology Partner(s)/CFP/PRO/2025

THE OPEN UNIVERSITYcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-058589Procurement Act 2023active
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Suppliers

2

Lots

2

2 awarded

Published

03 Jul 2026

Description

The Open University (OU) is seeking a Technology Partner(s) (TP) to provide resource with the comprehensive technical and non-technical expertise required to support and deliver its objectives in two main areas, lotted accordingly. • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: ensuring the stability, security, and continuous improvement of our IT infrastructure and applications. • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: technology skills to support the OU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and Open Learn environment. The OU are looking to award one contract for each Lot to one or more suppliers, if both lots are awarded to a single supplier two contracts will be issued. Each contract will be for an initial term of five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to an additional five (5), giving a potential total contract term of up to ten (10) years per Lot. The following sets out the maximum, capped contract value per Lot across the initial term (5 years), with no minimum commitment: • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to £50 million • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: up to £5 million The Extension options per Lot will be capped at the same value as the Initial term with no minimum commitment: • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to an additional £50 million • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: Up to an additional £5 million Giving a total contract value, including all possible extension options of: • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to £100 million • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: Up to £10 million

Scope

Reference
OUPA11164
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Mar 2026 to 28 Feb 2031
Possible extension to 28 Feb 2036

Potential extension up to 5 years (undefined increments).

CPV classifications
72220000
72222200
72222300
72260000
72261000
72262000
72265000
72267100
72267200
72268000

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityService Management, Technical Merit - Dev, Technical Merit - Data, Technical Merit - Testing, Sustainability and RPquality50.00%
PricePricing Scenario, Rate Card, Rebateprice40.00%
Face to Face EvaluationBuilding Partnership, Mobilisation, Learning Culture, Commercial Integrity & Shared Valuesquality10.00%
QualityService Management, Technical Merit - Moodle, Sustainability and RPquality60.00%
PricePricing Scenario, Rate Card, Rebateprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Minimum turnover based on contract value Commitment to have Employer, Product and Professional insurance in place for contract start

Bidders will have 3 case studies evaluated for technical and professional ability, alongside security requirements ISO27001 / Cyber Essentials Plus or equivalent

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details· 2 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

Contract start

Contract end

Lots · 2 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Run and Maintain £83.3mcomplete
2Moodle Specialist £8.3mcomplete