Planning

Learning Technologies and Services

  • Money and Pensions Service

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003925

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dc1c

Published 6 February 2025, 11:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Money and Pensions Service

Borough Hall

BEDFORD

MK429AP

Contact

Commercial Team

Email

commercial@maps.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH24 - Bedford

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://maps.org.uk/en

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Money and Pensions Guidance


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Learning Technologies and Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arms-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, established at the beginning of 2019, and also engages with the HM Treasury on policy matters relating to Financial capability.

MaPS is organising a series of pre-market engagement events in the coming days. The second event will be for (Money Guiders) Learning Technologies and Services. Further details are as follows.

a) Digital learning content production and management​: We would like to meet suppliers that can provide learning design experience and create digital training and learning assets, from bite-sized/micro-learning to modular courses.

For example:

- instructional design and authoring tools for custom/bespoke trackable eLearning (SCORM & xAPI)

- interactive knowledge and skills frameworks that enable personalised learning journeys

- video-based training

- media assets e.g. video, animation, audio, eDocuments e.g. downloadable PDFS, ebooks, assessments (for and of learning)

We would also like to meet suppliers that provide tools that enable non-technical staff to digitise content swiftly, tools for managing content libraries, and for tracking and managing content lifecycle.

b) Learning and community systems/ platforms​: We would like to meet suppliers that provide learning platforms that can deliver:

- secure registration for high volumes of users from multiple external organisations

- personalised learning journeys

- interactive knowledge and skills frameworks to support personalised learning

- learner participation in social learning and community building through peer-to-peer connection and communication e.g., user forums, special interest groups, user recommendations, content ratings

- a wide range of online learning experiences and assets, including trackable eLearning (SCORM & xAPI) assessments, video-based training, media assets e.g. video, animations, audio files, e-Documents

- online assessments, including the use of question banks and timed assessments

- record an individual's learning completion, achievement and learning community participation

- searchable learning resource repositories or knowledge banks

reward and recognition e.g. certificates, digital badges/credentials, awards for completing training and learning activities and courses

- mechanisms for peer-to-peer praise and kudos, badging/labelling of 'super' users with e.g. high-level technical skills, active participation in the online community, local knowledge

c) Managed learning services: We would like to meet suppliers that provide managed learning services, learning administration and customer support for high volumes of users from multiple external organisations. This includes the provision of professional services and multi-disciplinary & and specialist resources that can deploy and implement learning systems and technologies.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80420000 - E-learning services
    • CB21 - Computer-based
    • FA04 - For training purposes

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement will be undertaken under the Procurement Act 2023 later in 2025.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/the-procurement-act-2023-a-short-guide-for-suppliers-html

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 July 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

MaPS is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at 1:30 pm. To register for this event, please use the link below.

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/794af1f3-e594-4607-b160-13fb57228419@bbe41032-8fce-4d42-bab5-44e21510886d

If you encounter any issues with registration, contact commercial@maps.org.uk with reference to (Money Guiders) Learning Technologies and Services.