✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 16:31.
Opportunity overview
The College has a requirement to contract for the provision of a modern, fully compliant E Portfolio system to support the delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standards.
Classification
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
CPV80300000 — Higher education services
CPV80420000 — E-learning services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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The College have held discussions with suppliers operating in the relevant market to better understand available solutions and current market capabilities. This has included product demonstrations from suppliers. This engagement was solely for information gathering purposes. No supplier supported the engineering of the specification.
Due
12 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
096172-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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096172-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
City of Sunderland College is conducting preliminary market engagement for a modern, compliant e-portfolio system to support apprenticeship delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting. This is an early-stage planned procurement, not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to suppliers of apprenticeship e-portfolio, learning, assessment and education reporting software. Supplier eligibility, technical specifications and submission requirements are currently unknown.
Key points identified
System requirementModern, fully compliant e-portfolio systemEvidence: Description states a requirement for “a modern, fully compliant E Portfolio system”.
Supported functionsDelivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standardsEvidence: Description states the system must support “the delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standards”.
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknownEvidence: No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied planning notice data.
96% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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City of Sunderland College is conducting preliminary market engagement for a modern, compliant e-portfolio system to support apprenticeship delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting. This is an early-stage planned procurement, not an open bidding opportunity.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to suppliers of apprenticeship e-portfolio, learning, assessment and education reporting software. Supplier eligibility, technical specifications and submission requirements are currently unknown.
Key deliverables
Modern e-portfolio system
Support for apprenticeship delivery and tracking
Assessment functionality
Quality-assurance functionality
Reporting functionality
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
System requirement
98% confidence
Modern, fully compliant e-portfolio system
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Description states a requirement for “a modern, fully compliant E Portfolio system”.
Supported functions
99% confidence
Delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standards
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Description states the system must support “the delivery, tracking, assessment, quality assurance and reporting of apprenticeship standards”.
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied planning notice data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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Suitable-for-SME field is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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Suitable-for-VCSE field is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
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Value minimum, maximum and currency are null.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown
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Contract start and end dates are not provided.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No commercial terms are stated in the supplied data.
Delivery
Delivery location
98% confidence
Unknown
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The only supplied location is labelled “Buyer location” (Sunderland, UKC23); no delivery location is stated.
Implementation timetable
99% confidence
Unknown
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No tender start date, contract start date or implementation timetable is provided.
Display status is “upcoming”, stage and source status are “planning”, and notice type is “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Bidding availability
99% confidence
Not stated; this notice should not be treated as an open bidding opportunity
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The supplied notice is a preliminary market engagement notice and no submission deadline is provided.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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Procurement method and procurement method details are null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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Submission deadline is null at process and lot level.
Lots
99% confidence
One planning-stage lot is recorded, with no title or description
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Lot 1 has planning status; its title and description are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement uncertainty
99% confidence
Scope is high level and final specifications, procurement route, commercial terms, timetable and supplier/submission requirements are unknown.
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This is an upcoming planning-stage preliminary market engagement notice; procurement method, value, dates and submission deadline are not supplied.
Compliance requirement is undefined
98% confidence
The notice requires a “fully compliant” system but does not identify the applicable standards, regulations or accreditations.
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Description uses “fully compliant” without naming a compliance framework.
Lot information is incomplete
99% confidence
A single lot is recorded but has no title or description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
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