Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham Trent University
c/o 50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1158482657
E-mail: NTUProcurement@ntu.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1158480000
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ntu.ac.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Learning eXperience Platform (LXP)
Reference number: NTU/21/2006/ALS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are seeking tenders for a replacement Learning eXperience Platform (LXP). NTU's platform for colleague learning and development comprises of a fragmented and disjointed set of digital tools and manual processes. This platform is no longer fit for the purpose of managing compliance of Essential Learning and does not reflect NTU's strategic aspiration to offer our colleagues "a sector leading personal development provision" and the "best digital experience in the sector."
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
380 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are seeking tenders for a replacement Learning eXperience Platform. NTUs platform for colleague learning and development comprises of a fragmented and disjointed set of digital tools and manual processes. This platform is no longer fit for the purpose of managing compliance of Essential Learning and does not reflect NTUs strategic aspiration to offer our colleagues "a sector leading personal development provision" and the "best digital experience in the sector." The project will identify, implement and embed a Learning eXperience Platform for University staff that provides the vehicle to achieve our vision of an engaging and dynamic learning experience for colleagues that supports self-directed learning, encourages knowledge sharing and increases engagement, as well as a comprehensive and reliable mechanism for managing compliance around Essential Learning. The project will procure a solution via open tender, which will also give us the opportunity to explore the available product options in more depth to ensure that the best fit to our LXP requirements. A collaborative approach will be adopted to ensure delivery, engaging with Organisational Development representatives, Staff users and the third-party provider, with Digital Technologies providing technical support to achieve the project objectives: - Strategic alignment for the Learning eXperience Platform with our digital ambitions as well as fulfilling our non-digital staff training needs; - Supports essential learning compliance reporting; - Improved, consolidated staff learning resources and makes them more discoverable in response to the comments received in the staff survey;
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Functional and Non-Functional Requirements, Demos and Scenarios
/ Weighting: 80%
Price
/ Weighting:
20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
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:
2021/S 000-006388
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NTU/21/2006/ALS
Title: Learning eXperience Platform (LXP)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thrive Learning
10988277
5A Oldknows Factory, St Anns Hill Road
Nottingham
NG3 4GN
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 355 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/10/2021