✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 11:57.
Opportunity overview
Cardiff University’s new Institute for Flexible Lifelong Learning, established in August 2026, brings together the University’s long established lifelong learning and professional development portfolios into a single Institute with an expanded, future-focused approach to flexible study. The Institute builds on our strong foundations with a clear ambition – to make Cardiff University a “learning partner for life”, offering education that fits around work, life and changing career needs.
To support this ambition, Cardiff University are procuring the services of an Online Programme Management (OPM) as a flexible partner to provide specialist expertise and operational support for the development, launch and growth of a portfolio of fully online postgraduate programmes, with the first programmes expected to commence recruitment from Spring/Summer 2027 with the first cohort of students anticipated to start in academic year 2027/28.
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4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
4 VERSIONS
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064991-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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065056-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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081970-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
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098813-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Cardiff University is seeking an Online Programme Management (OPM) partner to provide specialist expertise and operational support for developing, launching and growing fully online postgraduate programmes within its Institute for Flexible Lifelong Learning. Recruitment for initial programmes is expected from Spring/Summer 2027, with the first student cohort anticipated in academic year 2027/28.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers explicitly offering online programme management and associated operational support for online postgraduate programme portfolios. Detailed scope, evaluation requirements and supplier eligibility should be checked in the bidding documents.
Key points identified
Required partner/serviceOnline Programme Management (OPM) servicesEvidence: "procuring the services of an Online Programme Management (OPM) as a flexible partner"
Scope of supportSpecialist expertise and operational support for development, launch and growth of fully online postgraduate programmesEvidence: "provide specialist expertise and operational support for the development, launch and growth of a portfolio of fully online postgraduate programmes"
Supplier eligibility requirementsUnknown from supplied notice content; refer to bidding documents.Evidence: Bidding-document and technical-specification links are supplied, but their contents are not provided.
91% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Cardiff University is seeking an Online Programme Management (OPM) partner to provide specialist expertise and operational support for developing, launching and growing fully online postgraduate programmes within its Institute for Flexible Lifelong Learning. Recruitment for initial programmes is expected from Spring/Summer 2027, with the first student cohort anticipated in academic year 2027/28.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers explicitly offering online programme management and associated operational support for online postgraduate programme portfolios. Detailed scope, evaluation requirements and supplier eligibility should be checked in the bidding documents.
Key deliverables
Specialist expertise for fully online postgraduate programmes
Operational support for development, launch and growth of an online programme portfolio
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Required partner/service
99% confidence
Online Programme Management (OPM) services
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"procuring the services of an Online Programme Management (OPM) as a flexible partner"
Scope of support
99% confidence
Specialist expertise and operational support for development, launch and growth of fully online postgraduate programmes
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"provide specialist expertise and operational support for the development, launch and growth of a portfolio of fully online postgraduate programmes"
Supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice content; refer to bidding documents.
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Bidding-document and technical-specification links are supplied, but their contents are not provided.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
98% confidence
Up to GBP 5,000,000
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process.value_max: 5000000 GBP; lot 1 value_amount: 5000000 GBP
Minimum contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
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Delivery
Delivery area
95% confidence
UKL22, United Kingdom
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Delivery location: region "UKL22", country "United Kingdom".
Programme recruitment timing
94% confidence
Expected from Spring/Summer 2027
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"first programmes expected to commence recruitment from Spring/Summer 2027"
First student cohort timing
96% confidence
Anticipated in academic year 2027/28
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"first cohort of students anticipated to start in academic year 2027/28"
One active lot; no lot title or description supplied
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Lot 1 is active, with null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Detailed requirements unavailable in supplied content
99% confidence
Scope, evaluation methodology, commercial terms, implementation requirements and eligibility conditions may be contained in external bidding documents and technical specifications.
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The supplied documents provide portal URLs but no document contents.
Untitled lot
99% confidence
Lot 1 has no supplied title or description, so lot-specific scope cannot be determined from the source data.
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lot 1 title and description are null.
Delivery geography precision
98% confidence
The supplied delivery location identifies only region UKL22; no locality or postal code is supplied for delivery.
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Delivery location locality and postal_code are null.
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