Published date: 10 November 2023

This notice was replaced on 19 December 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 19 December 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

FRAM-1060-23-TH

Published date

10 November 2023

Closing date

11 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 January 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2034

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

This ITT will enable the development of this capability via a collaboration with external expertise in ODL education growth. The services Supplier collaboration intends to accelerate the offering from Coventry University Online Limited in the UK and internationally.

As such we want to work with a services Supplier that has a proven core competence in the ODL market, specifically with a Supplier that has a team with a proven track record for scaling successful market-leading online ventures domestically and internationally.

The Supplier and Coventry University will work together to establish and manage a new Coventry owned operating unit (known as "GrowCo - Grow Coventry University Online").

The fundamental purpose and rationale for the Coventry University 'GrowCo' initiative is to significantly grow, exploit, disrupt and serve the ODL market. Today, the legal business entity Coventry University Online Ltd (CUOL), has lost expertise in a number of business development areas which has severely affected business growth. GrowCo will: -

1. Be a new unit established as a division of Coventry University Online (CUOL) with its own P&L and operate independently for greater speed-to-market and accountability.

2. House dedicated capabilities including marketing, digital marketing, enrolment and admissions, student support and human and technological resources to support these areas.

3, Integrate and coordinate with departments and technologies of Coventry University.

4. Design and implement go-to-market strategies.


The Agreement will be awarded for a duration of 3 months for a Joint Programme Initiative plus a 10 years initial contract agreement, with an option for Coventry University, at its discretion, to elect to extend the term of the Agreement for one further 5 year period. For the avoidance of doubt, the term of the Agreement shall not exceed a maximum of 3 months plus 15 years.

Tender documents are available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home. This is the same URL to respond to the Tender.


About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Hasson

Address

Priory Street
COVENTRY
CV15FB
England

Email

ad7747@coventry.ac.uk