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Flexible Lifelong Learning[E19]

Cardiff, United KingdomCardiff University[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 21 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 5,000,000
Buyer: Cardiff UniversitySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E7]: 17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value[E20]: GBP 5,000,000
Published[E16]: 21 Oct 2026
Procedure[E15]: Competitive flexible procedure
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 15 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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.[E8]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKL22, United Kingdom.[E9]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E10]
ConditionLot 1 economic criterion: As stated in the ITT documents.[E12]
ConditionLot 1 technical criterion: As stated in the ITT documents.[E11]
DetailLot 1 runs from 8 Jun 2027 to 7 Jun 2030, extendable to 7 Jun 2032.[E5]
DetailClarification questions close at 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.[E13]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E18]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 099269-2026

Evidence

20 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Cardiff University.
Document 099269-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 80000000 (Education and training services).
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 79340000 (Advertising and marketing services).
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/2/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The notice is classified under CPV 75121000 (Administrative educational services).
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Lot 1 runs from 8 Jun 2027 to 7 Jun 2030, extendable to 7 Jun 2032.
“2027-06-08T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-06-07T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 099269-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Tenders must be submitted by 17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
“2026-11-17T12:00:00+00:00”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“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 flexibl…”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: UKL22, United Kingdom.
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Lot 1 technical criterion: As stated in the ITT documents.
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/1/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Lot 1 economic criterion: As stated in the ITT documents.
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/0/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
Clarification questions close at 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
“2026-11-10T12:00:00+00:00”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderUpdate”
Document 099269-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The procedure is: Competitive flexible procedure.
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice was published on 21 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-21T09:32:46+01:00”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/documents/3/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E19
The notice is titled "Flexible Lifelong Learning".
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E20
The stated value is GBP 5,000,000 excluding VAT.
“5000000 GBP”
Document 099269-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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