Provision of a Teacher Professional Learning System

Legal basis

Id

2023/54

Scheme

UKPGA

Uri

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure

Features

The EA expects to undertake and for Suppliers to engage in an open dialogue, under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This process will be carried out after publication of the tender in accordance with the timescales set out in the tender documentation. The objective of this open dialogue is to allow Suppliers to meet with the EA and ensure that Suppliers understand the requirement as well as to explore and refine their potential solutions in order to meet the requirements set out in the tender documents. This dialogue will focus on clarifying technical and commercial matters to ensure that final tenders are capable of fully meeting the EA’s needs. Discussions may include, but are not limited to: • Refinement of the proposed solution design and delivery timelines (including discussion of the approach to meeting Day 1 core functionality requirements and the roadmap for Post Day 1 non-core functionality requirements. • Clarification of functional requirements.  Individual Learning Profile & Professional Development Portfolio (PDP)  Creating groups and targeted learning  Resource Library  Communication and Collaboration Hub  System Administration, Permissions and Role-Based-Access  Course Content Creation and AI Tools • Clarification of non functional requirements. • Clarification of performance requirements and service levels. • Exploration of innovation and value-for-money opportunities. • Discussion of content curation and migration considerations. • Discussion of high-level risks, dependencies, and underlying assumptions. It is not expected that the Mid-Tier terms and conditions published with this tender will be in scope for discussion. Any questions on these should be submitted through the stated clarification procedure Anonymous summaries of open dialogue Meetings will be made available in the CfT documents section of this tender on eTendersNI. Where commercially confidential information is discussed in a dialogue session, this will be treated as confidential. Once the EA determines that further dialogue will not materially improve the quality of solutions, the open dialogue will be formally closed. Participants will then be invited to submit their Final Tenders in accordance with the instructions provided. Following the open dialogue, if the EA decides that further refinement of the tender documentation is required, including refinement of the award criteria (under Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023), additional time may be provided for Suppliers to submit their final tender.

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Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy

allowed

Tender Period

Ends

2 Sept 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends

21 Aug 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends

9 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms

Any orders will be emailed to the Contractor and via EA’s iProcurement system. Unless otherwise stated in the order, the buyer shall pay the price of the services within 30 days after the end of the month of receipt by the buyer of a proper invoice, or if later, after acceptance of the goods or services in question by the buyer. Payment shall be made through the Bankers Automated Clearing System. The Contractor will be required to provide whatever bank account details are required by the buyer to facilitate this method of payment.