Estimated Value
£8,333,333 – £83,333,333
Deadline
5 September 2025
Published
3 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Open University (OU) is seeking a Technology Partner(s) (TP) to provide resource with the comprehensive technical and non-technical expertise required to support and deliver its objectives in two main areas, lotted accordingly. • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: ensuring the stability, security, and continuous improvement of our IT infrastructure and applications. • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: technology skills to support the OU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and Open Learn environment. The OU are looking to award one contract for each Lot to one or more suppliers, if both lots are awarded to a single supplier two contracts will be issued.
Each contract will be for an initial term of five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to an additional five (5), giving a potential total contract term of up to ten (10) years per Lot. The following sets out the maximum, capped contract value per Lot across the initial term (5 years), with no minimum commitment: • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to £50 million • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: up to £5 million The Extension options per Lot will be capped at the same value as the Initial term with no minimum commitment: • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to an additional £50 million • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: Up to an additional £5 million Giving a total contract value, including all possible extension options of: • Lot 1 Run and Maintain: Up to £100 million • Lot 2 Moodle Specialist: Up to £10 million
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Award Details
Infosys Limited
£83,333,333
NashTech Limited
£8,333,333
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
£227,140
total awarded
- 2
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)
£89,890
total awarded
- 3
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
£141,564
total awarded
- 4
LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
£92,017
total awarded
- 5
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LIMITED
DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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THE OPEN UNIVERSITYKey Dates
Published
3 July 2026
Submission deadline
5 September 2025
Notice type
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