Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
APUC Limited
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
UK
Contact person: Grace Taylor
Telephone: +44 1314428930
E-mail: gtaylor@apuc-scot.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM77
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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 Streaming and Online Training Services (2)
Reference number: ITS1058 AP
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to appoint contractors to provide Online Streaming and Online Training Services. The Framework Agreement includes three lots, the titles of which are provided below:
Lot 1 - Online Training
Lot 2 - Online Streaming
Lot 3 - Lecture Capture & Integrated Video
The Authority is acting on behalf of members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited), members of UKUPC, CPC, SCURL and SSSC.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Online Training
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80500000
80510000
80511000
80521000
80530000
80531100
80531200
80532000
80533100
80550000
80560000
80533000
80570000
80600000
80610000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For the appointment of up to 5 contractors to provide Online Training Services: Lot 1 - Online Training.
The Contractor shall provide an online training platform. Courses may cover many subject areas to benefit support and professional areas in the Universities and Colleges.
As access may be provided to students as well, courses shall also be relevant to the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (Levels 7-12) and the Framework for Higher Education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Levels 4-8).
This is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E.
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC);
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
https://neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW).
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
The agreement will also be open to members of the Scottish Consortia of University Research Libraries (SCURL).
https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members
The Framework agreement will also be open to members of Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 55
Price
/ Weighting:
45
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two further periods of twelve (12) months each at the sole discretion of the Authority.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
A maximum of five Contractors can be appointed to Lot 1 - Online Training.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Online Streaming
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80300000
80400000
80430000
32354000
44176000
92225100
92225000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For the appointment of up to 5 contractors for Online Streaming services: Lot 2 - Online Streaming.
The Contractor shall supply either film content, television, and/or academic content. The Contractor shall supply a wide range of content as part of an Institution’s subscription. Films may include and without limitation, documentaries, educational films, plays, archived movies and blockbuster films. There may also be audio content included in any collection offered. Television should include live programmes and archived recordings, from a range of channels. Academic content may include and without limitation, instructional videos, experiments, demonstrations, lectures and talks across a range of courses and topics.
This is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E.
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC);
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
https://neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW).
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
The Framework agreement will also be open to members of the Scottish Consortia of University Research Libraries (SCURL).
https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members
The Framework agreement will also be open to members of Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC).
https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two further periods of 12 months at the sole discretion of the Authority.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
A maximum of five Contractors can be appointed to Lot 2 - Online Streaming.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lecture Capture & Integrated Video
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48515000
72212515
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For the appointment of up to 5 contractors for Lecture Capture services: Lot 3 - Lecture Capture & Integrated Video.
The Contractor shall allow the Institution to record and upload lecture and video content. The platform should support on-demand and scheduled lecture capture across all teaching spaces.
This is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E.
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC);
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
https://neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW).
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
The agreement will also be open to members of the Scottish Consortia of University Research Libraries (SCURL).
https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members
The Framework agreement will also be open to members of Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC).
https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two further periods of 12 months at the sole discretion of the Authority.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
A maximum of five Contractors can be appointed to Lot 3 - Lecture Capture & Integrated Video.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
With reference to question 4B.5 of the ESPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP
Professional Liability Insurance = 2,000,000 GBP in aggregate
Product & Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP
Cyber Security Insurance or equivalent
With reference to question 4B.6 of the SPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent to demonstrate financial stabilities.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Submission of Management Information
Following commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide a performance report to the Authority on a quarterly basis to include spend by Institution under the Framework Agreement for the reporting period.
Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter. Data must be uploaded to the website:
http://ucsp.ac.uk/ using the template provided (template shall be provided during the lead-in period). The supplied template is the only format permissible and should contain Contractor name, tender reference, total net spend by institution each month. If there has been no spend for the quarter, then this will still require you to log in and record a nil spend return.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 15
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:
2025/S 000-011753
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/11/2025
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/11/2025
Local time: 16:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
October 2029
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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.
The following should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored.
Form of Tender
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix A – Form of Tender” in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Freedom of Information
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix B – Freedom of Information” if applicable in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix D – Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct” in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
List of Institutions - Appendix E
The complete list of Institutions please refer to Appendix E-List of Institutions
General Data Protection Regulation
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix G – GDPR Contractor Assessment Form” in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Declaration of Non-involvement in Serious Organised Crime.
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award "Appendix H - Declaration of Non-involvement in Serious Organised Crime.
SCM Responsible Procurement Supply Chain Evaluation Tool: Section 1
SCM RP is the Authority's designated tool for contracted suppliers to keep up-to-date essential information on their company, which allows the Authority to get an insight into their company’s general standing, commitment to preventing modern slavery and addressing climate change, as well as their pledge to fair and decent working practices for their staff. Tenderers must confirm that they will commit to completing SCM RP Section 1 on award. It is for information only and will not be scored but is a requirement of this tender and will be
included in the contractual terms.
Prompt Payment
Tenderers must confirm that payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain will be made within a maximum of 30 days and that this will be managed. It is for information only and will not be scored but is a requirement of this tender and will be included in the contractual terms.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30193. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
A sub-contract clause has not been included in this contract.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community benefits may include, but not limited to, employment and recruitment, skills and training opportunities, community engagement and anything delivered through the contract intended to improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the community in a way that is additional to the main purpose of the Framework Agreement.
(SC Ref:813759)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place
Stirling
FK8 1NH
UK
E-mail: enquiries@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/10/2025