Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: George Reid
  Contact: Procurement
  University of Edinburgh
  Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
  Edinburgh
  EH1 1HT
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: george.reid@ed.ac.uk
  Tel: +44 1316508035
  Fax: +44 1316502154

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

  Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying

• I.2) Type of the contracting authority

  Other: University

• I.3) Main activity

  Education

• I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Description

  • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract

    EC/0526/Virtual classroom system.

  • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Supplies

    Purchase

    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Edinburgh.

    NUTS code UK

  • II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    Not provided

  • II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    A virtual classroom is an online teaching and learning space in which seminars/lectures and tutorials can be conducted in real time and with students attending from multiple geographic locations, multiple time zones and using a variety of technical platforms and connection methods.

    The University is looking for a Hosted Service. That is, a virtual classroom will be provided as a service to the University by the Supplier, hosting the product underpinning the service on their own infrastructure, and integrating with the University systems for Data and Authentication as specified in the tender.

  • II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    72212900

  • II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

• II.2) Total final value of contract(s)

  • II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)

    Value: 370 000 GBP

    Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 20

Section IV: Procedure

• IV.1) Type of procedure

  • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

    Open

• IV.2) Award criteria

  • IV.2.1) Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

    1. Price. Weighting 20

    2. Quality. Weighting 80

    3. Businerss requirements. Weighting 60

    4. Technical requirements. Weighting 20

    5. Service requirements. Weighting 20

  • IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

    Not provided

• IV.3) Administrative information

  • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    EC/0526/Virtual Classroom System

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Contract notice

    Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 213-347812 of 5.11.2011

Section V: Award of contract

• Contract No: EC/0526/Virtual Classroom

  • Lot title: Virtual classroom system.

• V.1) Date of contract award decision:

  30.3.2012

• V.2) Information about offers

  Number of offers received: 1

• V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

  Internet address: Blackboard Inc
  Wellington House East Road
  CB1 1BA Cambridge
  UNITED KINGDOM
  http://www.bbconnecttxt.com

• V.4) Information on value of contract

  Initial estimated total value of the contract:

  Value: 370 000 GBP

  Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 20

  If annual or monthly value:

  Number of years: 5

• V.5) Information about subcontracting

  Not provided

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about European Union funds

  Not provided

• VI.2) Additional information:

  (SC Ref:224871).

• VI.3) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Not provided

  • VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals

    Not provided

  • VI.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  6.4.2012