Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU - Public Sector Directive
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Abertay University
Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 1HG
UK
Telephone: +44 1382308995
E-mail: procurement@abertay.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.abertay.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00103
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Online Programme Management Solution
Reference number: AU-PRO-2021-004
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Abertay University is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond our campus, including online, and has been exploring opportunities for alternative delivery partnerships across a range of delivery models and markets.
We are looking to engage with an experienced delivery partner to both widen access to Abertay programmes, and increase revenue, by delivering some of our programmes online.
We require a delivery partner that will:
-Invest in, and develop, quality online teaching materials upfront and quickly
-Provide significant upfront financial commitment to initiate partnership programme developments
-Support the internal resource implications anticipated in developing this project at Abertay
-Provide a 50/50 revenue share with Abertay University
-Have experience in online pedagogy, and a willingness to share this expertise and develop that of our staff
-Provide a pedagogical model that promotes access to the widest possible cohort of students, via multiple start dates and carousel model of delivery
-Have significant expertise in marketing online programmes and modules
-Have knowledge of, and access to, markets in which we don’t directly operate ourselves
-Provide market research insight to guide Abertay in the development of programmes that align with market demand and university expertise
-Be committed to supporting students throughout their experience on an Abertay online programme
-Allow Abertay to retain control over the quality of programmes
-Allow Abertay to retain its intellectual property
-Have an exceptional virtual learning environment, and collaboration with whom will enable expedient development of our own
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Abertay university is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond our campus, including online, and has been exploring opportunities for alternative delivery partnerships across a range of delivery models and markets.
We are looking to engage with an experienced delivery partner to both widen access to Abertay programmes, and increase revenue, by delivering some of our programmes online.
We require a delivery partner that will:
-Invest in, and develop, quality online teaching materials upfront and quickly
-Provide significant upfront financial commitment to initiate partnership programme developments
-Support the internal resource implications anticipated in developing this project at Abertay
-Provide a 50/50 revenue share with Abertay University
-Have experience in online pedagogy, and a willingness to share this expertise and develop that of our staff
-Provide a pedagogical model that promotes access to the widest possible cohort of students, via multiple start dates and carousel model of delivery
-Have significant expertise in marketing online programmes and modules
-Have knowledge of, and access to, markets in which we don’t directly operate ourselves
-Provide market research insight to guide Abertay in the development of programmes that align with market demand and university expertise
-Be committed to supporting students throughout their experience on an Abertay online programme
-Allow Abertay to retain control over the quality of programmes
-Allow Abertay to retain its intellectual property
-Have an exceptional virtual learning environment, and collaboration with whom will enable expedient development of our own
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As part of the dialogue, additional purchase options will be subject to negotiation.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-008514
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: AU-PRO-2021-004
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/01/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Higher Ed partners ltd
31 Hill Street, Mayfair
London
W1J 5LS
UK
Telephone: +44 7920397980
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
(SC Ref:679892)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2022