Learning Platform Procurement - Consultation with Secondary Schools

Further to MI Sheet 151/07 we would like to keep schools informed about the procurement process for our Secondary Learning Platform Service. ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) are handling this process on behalf of Norfolk County Council. In line with European legislation, an OJEU notice (see below) has now been published.

We previously invited schools to participate in this process by commenting on the Norfolk 'Statement of Requirements', which clearly set out what our Learning Platform should include in terms of functionality, interface, data integration etc.

To ensure that Norfolk Children's Services adhere to the timeline all comments on the Statement of Requirements will need to be received by 1700 hours on 17th December 2007.

There is an online mechanism set up as part of Norfolk Learning Communities. It is still possible to register and take part in this. Please contact Sebastian Gasse for further information.

The timelines for the procurement process are listed below for information only. Stakeholders taking part in the evaluation between March 10th and 20th are being contacted separately.

Please click here to view Timelines

OJEU NOTICE: Notices (often referred to as Advertisements) placed in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEU) are the official means of information delivery concerning the progress of a particular competitive procurement (usually over the relevant EC threshold, but not always) to the European public at large. It is essential that the department thinks through the implications of its requirements very carefully before placing an advertisement inviting the market to respond.