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Prior Information Notice

Learning Technologies and Services

  • First published: 12 March 2025
  • Last modified: 12 March 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04dc1c
Published by:
Money and Pensions Service
Authority ID:
AA78892
Publication date:
12 March 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arms-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, established at the beginning of 2019, and also engages with the HM Treasury on policy matters relating to Financial capability.

MaPS is organising a series of pre-market engagement events in the coming days. The second event will be for (Money Guiders) Learning Technologies and Services. Further details are as follows.

a) Digital learning content production and management​: We would like to meet suppliers that can provide learning design experience and create digital training and learning assets, from bite-sized/micro-learning to modular courses.

For example:

- instructional design and authoring tools for custom/bespoke trackable eLearning (SCORM & xAPI)

- interactive knowledge and skills frameworks that enable personalised learning journeys

- video-based training

- media assets e.g. video, animation, audio, eDocuments e.g. downloadable PDFS, ebooks, assessments (for and of learning)

We would also like to meet suppliers that provide tools that enable non-technical staff to digitise content swiftly, tools for managing content libraries, and for tracking and managing content lifecycle.

b) Learning and community systems/ platforms​: We would like to meet suppliers that provide learning platforms that can deliver:

- secure registration for high volumes of users from multiple external organisations

- personalised learning journeys

- interactive knowledge and skills frameworks to support personalised learning

- learner participation in social learning and community building through peer-to-peer connection and communication e.g., user forums, special interest groups, user recommendations, content ratings

- a wide range of online learning experiences and assets, including trackable eLearning (SCORM & xAPI) assessments, video-based training, media assets e.g. video, animations, audio files, e-Documents

- online assessments, including the use of question banks and timed assessments

- record an individual's learning completion, achievement and learning community participation

- searchable learning resource repositories or knowledge banks

reward and recognition e.g. certificates, digital badges/credentials, awards for completing training and learning activities and courses

- mechanisms for peer-to-peer praise and kudos, badging/labelling of 'super' users with e.g. high-level technical skills, active participation in the online community, local knowledge

c) Managed learning services: We would like to meet suppliers that provide managed learning services, learning administration and customer support for high volumes of users from multiple external organisations. This includes the provision of professional services and multi-disciplinary & and specialist resources that can deploy and implement learning systems and technologies.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Money and Pensions Service

Borough Hall

BEDFORD

MK429AP

UK

Contact person: Commercial Team

E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk

NUTS: UKH24

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://maps.org.uk/en

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other: Money and Pensions Guidance

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Learning Technologies and Services

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arms-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, established at the beginning of 2019, and also engages with the HM Treasury on policy matters relating to Financial capability.

MaPS is organising a series of pre-market engagement events in the coming days. The second event will be for (Money Guiders) Learning Technologies and Services. Further details are as follows.

a) Digital learning content production and management​: We would like to meet suppliers that can provide learning design experience and create digital training and learning assets, from bite-sized/micro-learning to modular courses.

For example:

- instructional design and authoring tools for custom/bespoke trackable eLearning (SCORM & xAPI)

- interactive knowledge and skills frameworks that enable personalised learning journeys

- video-based training

- media assets e.g. video, animation, audio, eDocuments e.g. downloadable PDFS, ebooks, assessments (for and of learning)

We would also like to meet suppliers that provide tools that enable non-technical staff to digitise content swiftly, tools for managing content libraries, and for tracking and managing content lifecycle.

b) Learning and community systems/ platforms​: We would like to meet suppliers that provide learning platforms that can deliver:

- secure registration for high volumes of users from multiple external organisations

- personalised learning journeys

- interactive knowledge and skills frameworks to support personalised learning

- learner participation in social learning and community building through peer-to-peer connection and communication e.g., user forums, special interest groups, user recommendations, content ratings

- a wide range of online learning experiences and assets, including trackable eLearning (SCORM & xAPI) assessments, video-based training, media assets e.g. video, animations, audio files, e-Documents

- online assessments, including the use of question banks and timed assessments

- record an individual's learning completion, achievement and learning community participation

- searchable learning resource repositories or knowledge banks

reward and recognition e.g. certificates, digital badges/credentials, awards for completing training and learning activities and courses

- mechanisms for peer-to-peer praise and kudos, badging/labelling of 'super' users with e.g. high-level technical skills, active participation in the online community, local knowledge

c) Managed learning services: We would like to meet suppliers that provide managed learning services, learning administration and customer support for high volumes of users from multiple external organisations. This includes the provision of professional services and multi-disciplinary & and specialist resources that can deploy and implement learning systems and technologies.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80420000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement will be undertaken under the Procurement Act 2023 later in 2025.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/the-procurement-act-2023-a-short-guide-for-suppliers-html

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

30/07/2025

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

MaPS is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at 1:30 pm. To register for this event, please use the link below.

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/794af1f3-e594-4607-b160-13fb57228419@bbe41032-8fce-4d42-bab5-44e21510886d

If you encounter any issues with registration, contact commercial@maps.org.uk with reference to (Money Guiders) Learning Technologies and Services.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

06/02/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education
80420000 E-learning services Adult and other education services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
commercial@maps.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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