Published date: 10 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 16 March 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 16 March 2022)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

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    • Contact management software package - 48333000

    • Customer Relation Management software package - 48445000

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    • E-learning services - 80420000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1,250,000

Procurement reference

TIAH001CPD

Published date

10 September 2021

Closing date

11 October 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 January 2022

Contract end date

17 January 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

TIAH as the contracting authority require an economic operator to support all aspects of their development, launch and running of a membership and learning management system / online platform.

The platform that is developed must have the capability of providing all aspects of the authority's online experience for external users (visitors and members), internal users and partners. The platform must include a wide range of facilities including but not limited to a user profiling capability to deliver personalized experiences for platform visitors, managing and delivering digital learning, e-learning, blended learning, learning pathways, gamification, virtual instructor led training and instructor led training to users, with e-learning delivered directly by the authority and / or its training partners.

The platform must have the capability of being marketed on and offline using techniques including but not limited online advertising, social media marketing, and search engine optimization. It must be capable of supporting different commercial offers such as a range of pricing and subscription offers, memberships and potentially other commercial offers that may include bulk discounts and / or limited time offers.

IMPORTANT NOTE / HOW TO APPLY
TIAH is using the Mills & Reeve Collaborate portal to conduct the Procurement Process. The e-Tendering Portal can be accessed at https://dataroom.mills-reeve.com. Bidders can request access rights by contacting tiahprocurement@Mills-Reeve.com.

All communications (including submission of Tenders) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH)

Address

C/O Bates Wells
10 Queen Place
London
EC4R 1BE
England

Email

procurement@tiah.org

Website

www.tiah.org