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UK_260 - English and School Education Learning Management System

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Learning management system with maintenance and development.

Awarded to

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eCom Scotland Limite

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Jun 2025
Award ID
052484-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH SC201497
Location
Fife, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV48190000 — Educational software package
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Our work in English and School Education (ESE) is driven by the British Council purpose of building trust and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We work with governments, ministries of education, teaching professionals, students and non-government educational organisations across the globe to improve the quality of English teaching, learning and assessment in their countries. Our work empowers young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. Find more information about our work, impact areas and global programmes here. In order to deliver our work globally, the British Council needs to ensure it has a fit-for-purpose learning management system (LMS). This LMS will support English and School Education activity in regions and countries to enable the delivery of high-quality English language teacher development programmes. The LMS will be used to deliver high-quality fully online or blended courses which will help the organisation achieve its aspiration of supporting education systems to improve the teaching and learning of English effectively, affordably and at scale. The LMS will support the delivery of different models of teacher development. The English and School Education EdTech Hub manages a global Learning Management System (LMS), which is used to deliver to programmatic activity in regions and countries globally. ESE is seeking an LMS that is tailored for three specific types of user engagement: 1. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): This is open Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for individual teachers. The audience are teachers of English globally, currently over 120,000 accounts, up to 6,500 active users per month. This is part of our English Connects global programme. 2. Small Private Online Course (SPOC): This is Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for closed groups of teachers participating in local or regional projects across the network. The audience are teachers of English in countries or regions, currently up to 3,000 active users per month. This is part of our School Systems global programme (formerly English in Education). 3. Community of Practice (CoP): These are sustainable online communities of practice. The audience are teachers of English in the Wider Europe region, currently up to 5,000 accounts. This is part of our School Systems and Empowerment global programmes.£1.7m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04bda9
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
The British Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstillperiod, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
N/A

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
V.2.3

New Value

Text
Corrected supplier name: eCom Scotland Limited

Old Value

Text
Supplier name: eCom Scotland Limite

Bid Opening

Date
20 Dec 2024, 12:00

Address

Street Address
British Council

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
20 Dec 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
20 Dec 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
48190000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Educational software package

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
In accordance with Regulations 57, 58 and 60 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, applicants will beassessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, on the basis of information provided inresponse to the Selection Questionnaire.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Our work in English and School Education (ESE) is driven by the British Council purpose of building trust and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We work with governments, ministries of education, teaching professionals, students and non-government educational organisations across the globe to improve the quality of English teaching, learning and assessment in their countries. Our work empowers young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. Find more information about our work, impact areas and global programmes here. In order to deliver our work globally, the British Council needs to ensure it has a fit-for-purpose learning management system (LMS). This LMS will support English and School Education activity in regions and countries to enable the delivery of high-quality English language teacher development programmes. The LMS will be used to deliver high-quality fully online or blended courses which will help the organisation achieve its aspiration of supporting education systems to improve the teaching and learning of English effectively, affordably and at scale. The LMS will support the delivery of different models of teacher development. The English and School Education EdTech Hub manages a global Learning Management System (LMS), which is used to deliver to programmatic activity in regions and countries globally. ESE is seeking an LMS that is tailored for three specific types of user engagement: 1. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): This is open Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for individual teachers. The audience are teachers of English globally, currently over 120,000 accounts, up to 6,500 active users per month. This is part of our English Connects global programme. 2. Small Private Online Course (SPOC): This is Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for closed groups of teachers participating in local or regional projects across the network. The audience are teachers of English in countries or regions, currently up to 3,000 active users per month. This is part of our School Systems global programme (formerly English in Education). 3. Community of Practice (CoP): These are sustainable online communities of practice. The audience are teachers of English in the Wider Europe region, currently up to 5,000 accounts. This is part of our School Systems and Empowerment global programmes.

Value

Amount
1,700,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The Contract awarded will be for a duration of four (4) years, with an option an additional two (2) extensions, each for one (1) year. The overall maximum contract duration could therefore be six (6) years.

Renewal

Description
The Contract awarded will be for a duration of four (4) years, with an option an additional two (2) extensions, each for one (1) year. The overall maximum contract duration could therefore be six (6) years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Functional Requirements
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 3
Name
Non-Functional Requirements
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-113390
Name
British Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 6BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
58 Whitworth Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Registered Charity

Identifier

Legal Name
British Council

Contact

Name
Aung Thein
Telephone
+44 01619577162
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-8072
Name
The High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-CHC-209131
Name
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Locality
London
Postal Code
E201JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Redman Place, Stratford,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Non departmental government body
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Registered charity

Identifier

Id
209131
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Contact

Name
Aung Thein
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-SC201497
Name
eCom Scotland Limite

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Fife
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
SC201497
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
eCom Scotland Limite
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-92
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
052484-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-SC201497
Name
eCom Scotland Limite

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
052484-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
052484-2025-1
Date Signed
12 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,300,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E201JQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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