CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

National E-Learning Services Contract

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The aim is is to establish a contract with a Service Provider to host and manage national e-learning services for the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, for the period 1 August 2015 to 31 August 2020. The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (“the Coleg”) plans and supports the provision of Welsh medium higher education on a strategic basis across all the universities in Wales. By working with the universities, the Coleg enables them to secure and develop more opportunities for students studying through the medium of Welsh. In particular, the Coleg sponsors Welsh medium lecturing posts, supports projects to create new resources, and offers scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate students to study through the medium of Welsh. More information on the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol's work can be found on the website www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=26630.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The national e-learning services to be hosted and managed as part of the contract include:

1. Blackboard Learn 9.1 including Course Delivery, Community Engagement and Content Management

2. Single Sign-On module developed for VLE insatallations at Welsh universities (currently in place at 5 universities)

3. Xerte Online Toolkit

4. MediaWiki site

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

A contractor will only be taken forward to the Contract Selection Criteria stage (section 8) if they meet the requirements of the Contract Award Criteria (section 7).

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

The Coleg operates internally entirely through the medium of Welsh, and the majority of the e-learning service users communicate with the Coleg through the medium of Welsh. It would therefore be advantageous if technical staff involved in the support and development of the contract are aware of the specific requirements of providing Welsh language/bilingual support and/or have specific Welsh language skills to assist in fulfilling support requests.

(WA Ref:26630)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice