Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BP
UK
Contact person: Procurement Manager
E-mail: finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.open.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/
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
Exams and Assignments (E&A) Solution
Reference number: OUPA10493
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Open University (OU) have tendered for an Exams and Assignments (E&A) solution to be delivered as Software as a Service (Saas). The solution will enable students to submit assignments electronically during their studies and for the assignments to be checked and marked off and online, with feedback provided to the student. The OU require all the functionality in one solution to provide a continuity of experience for both students and markers. There is also a future requirement for students to be able to sit exams online and faculties to be able to create exam question papers within the online environment for both online and offline use. The project will also seek to develop marking of exam scripts electronically. Implementation services as well as ongoing support and maintenance service for the software are also required. The contract is for an initial period of 5 years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 15 years in total at its discretion.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48190000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Open University (OU) have tendered for an Exams and Assignments (E&A) solution to be delivered as Software as a Service (Saas). The solution will enable students to submit assignments electronically during their studies and for the assignments to be checked and marked off and online, with feedback provided to the student. The OU require all the functionality in one solution to provide a continuity of experience for both students and markers. There is also a future requirement for students to be able to sit exams online and faculties to be able to create exam question papers within the online environment for both online and offline use. The project will also seek to develop marking of exam scripts electronically. Implementation services as well as ongoing support and maintenance service for the software are also required. The contract is for an initial period of 5 years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 15 years in total at its discretion. License volumes may vary up or down over the term of the contract and additional modules offered or introduced by the supplier in the future may be purchased as part of this contract following the initial implementation. Any additional purchases relating to this solution will be made with the successful Supplier under this contract to ensure technical compatibility, consistency and continuation of supplier support. There is no restriction on the spend value of additional purchases as this will be governed by the OU’s available budget.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: As set out in the ITT
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is for an initial period of 5 years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 15 years in total at its discretion. License volumes may vary up or down over the term of the contract and additional modules offered or introduced by the supplier in the future may be purchased as part of this contract following the initial implementation. Any additional purchases relating to this solution will be made with the successful Supplier under this contract to ensure technical compatibility, consistency and continuation of supplier support. There is no restriction on the spend value of additional purchases as this will be governed by the OU’s available budget. Any options are set out in the ITT.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 124-303045
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OUPA10493
Title: Exams and Assignments (E&A) solution
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
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
Uniwise Education Solutions Ltd
11952373
The Landing, Media City UK
Salford
M50 2ST
UK
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
URL: https://uniwise.dk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 000 000.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2019