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Technology Partner(s)/CFP/PRO/2025

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Value
£8,333,333 to £100,000,000
Currency
GBP
Region
South East
Category
IT & Digital
Procedure / notice type
award,contract
Published
3 Jul 2026
Closing date
Not stated
Contract ends
30 Apr 2031
Current supplier
Infosys Limited

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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