Scope
Reference
266800
Description
LinkedIn learning is a service subscribed to for our students, containing video training resources and exercises, from LinkedIn and wider contributors, covering a wide variety of materials.
Contract 1. Online Training Platform 26-29
Supplier
Contract value
- £294,912 excluding VAT
- £353,894.40 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
6 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 23 March 2026 to 22 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80420000 - E-learning services
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
Under the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 - Direct Award Justifications part 5, The following conditions are met:
due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Within the case of LinkedIn Learning, the usage of this service is deeply embedded within the operations of multiple faculties and organisational objectives, providing access to on demand, specialised requirements spanning a vast array of disciplines.
People Services (Org Development) leverage LinkedIn learning for development and up-skilling opportunities. Our SharePoint (Viva Engage) directs people to specific LinkedIn Learning courses. Partners have received access to LinkedIn Learning to complement their own objectives.
It offers a proprietary global catalogue of professional and technical courses that can be tailored to suit the users' evolving needs.
Given the specific needs of DMU and the embedded nature of LinkedIn Learning, the market does not offer a readily interchangeable alternative, without extensive switching demands (resource and financial), operational disruptions and a loss of the embedded nature. We do not possess the resource to create bespoke learning to match the offering via LinkedIn.
It is unfeasible to source an equivalent product within the market due to extensive proprietary protections and large operation costs of adjustment or development of an internal capability.
Supplier
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBB-9589-YHWZ
Wilton Place
Dublin
D2
Ireland
Email: dlawfordmee@linkedin.com
Website: http://www.linkedin.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Online Training Platform 26-29
Contracting authority
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): XN85208
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10001883
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZY-8857-XDBL
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@dmu.ac.uk
Website: http://www.dmu.ac.uk
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government