Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-04-14
Buyer: APUC Limited
Country: UK
Region: LU000
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48190000 | 48611000: Database software package | 72000000 | 72261000: Software support services
Estimated value: 45000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2025-05-20
Award criteria: quality, price
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: 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. All exclusion grounds; Refer to Procurement Documents and PCS-T for more information
Framework for Virtual Learning Environment Management Solutions and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland
and the UK, including provision of all software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to:
System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate
effectively across multi-campus environments. The framework agreement includes:
Lot1 - Proprietary VLE Solutions and Associated Services
Lot2 - Development, Support and Hosting of Moodle VLE Solutions and Associated Services
The agreement will be open to the members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited) and other UK
procurement consortia as listed further below.
The main site or place of performance is the United Kingdom
Framework for VLE Solutions and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland: Lot 1, Proprietary VLE Systems,
including provision of all "commoditised off the shelf"(COTS)software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not
limited to:
System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate
effectively across multi-campus environments.
This framework agreement 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://www.neupc.ac.uk/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/
Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)
https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/
Framework for VLE Solutions and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland: Lot 2, Moodle VLE Services,
including provision of all software. Potential Services include, but are not
limited to:
System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate
effectively across multi-campus environments.
This framework agreement 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://www.neupc.ac.uk/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/
Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)
https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/


Winner: Publications Office of the European Union