Flexible Lifelong Learning

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 45%qualityQuality – Written Response
• 10%qualityResponsible ProcurementResponsible Procurement
• 20%qualityQuality – Presentation
• 25%pricePrice

What you must already have

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How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published16 days ago

   21 Oct 2026, 09:32 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 4 days

   10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 11 days

   17 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 195 days

   20 May 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice10 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST064991-2026
2. Notice published10 Jul 2026, 11:13 BST065056-2026
3. Pipeline or early engagement notice27 Aug 2026, 17:34 BST081970-2026
4. Tender notice20 Oct 2026, 10:21 BST098813-2026
5. Tender updated21 Oct 2026, 09:32 BST099269-2026

Documents

• https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
• https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
• Tender notice on Find a Tender