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Market consultation Learning Management System

Universiteit Twente · 1 lots · 419636
Type
Supplies
48190000 · Software for education
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence moderate

Universiteit Twente is conducting a market consultation for the replacement of their Learning Management System. The goal is to collect information about market parties, functionalities, and prices in preparation for a future tender in 2026.

Supplies · European procedure

EuropeanComplete timeline
Contracting authority
Contract type
Supplies
Estimated value
Estimate not published
Submission deadline
Ongoing
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Software for educational purposes
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPV 48SuppliesEU tender

01What is being requested

This market consultation concerns a Learning Management System for Universiteit Twente to explore the market for a future tender. The objective is to survey suppliers, functionalities, technical specifications and a price indication.

This is a market consultation for a Learning Management System (LMS) for the University of Twente (UT). The LMS is one of the most important system at UT. It allows lecturers to manage their courses and enrolled students and this is among other things the system in which student assignments are tracked. Please note that this is a market consultation and not an invitation for a tender. UT wants to explore the market before proceeding to tender. The expected tender date for the LMS is in August or September 2026.

48190000Supplies
1Market consultation Learning Management System€0

02Strategic insight

Strategic insight · AI analysis
Prepare a detailed demonstration that covers both functional and technical aspects according to the annexes. Ensure that the written answers in annexes A, B, and C are fully completed. Take into account the possibility of a hybrid demonstration in Enschede or via Microsoft Teams.
Read automatically from the tender documents using AI. Always verify against the original documents.

03Points of attention

Important · 5
This is a market consultation and not an invitation to tender.Important
Participation is voluntary and entails no obligations.Important
Communication takes place exclusively via the Tendering Platform.Important
All communication and demonstrations are conducted in the English language.Important
There is no right to reimbursement of costs incurred.Important

04Exclusion grounds

Exclusion grounds — consult the ESPD
  • No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).

05Process & timeline

Publication market consultation
10 april 2026
Deadline for submitting questions
20 april 2026
Response to questions by UT
22 april 2026
Deadline for submitting market consultation response
29 april 2026
Invitations for demonstrations
1 mei 2026
LMS system demonstration
11 of 12 mei 2026
Expected tender date
augustus of september 2026

06Value in context

Estimate not published

The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.

07Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Afas Software B.V.SME9681×
2Bechtle direct B.V.SME9133×
3Unit4 Business Software Netherlands B.V.SME8920×
4Visma Circle B.V.SME8623×
5Visma Raet B.V.SME8622×
6PQR B.V.SME8419×

08Tender documents

Appendix D Functional Demonstration Requests.pdfpdfApr 10, 2026 · 242 KB
Appendix E Admin and Technical Demonstration Requests.pdfpdfApr 10, 2026 · 264 KB
Appendix_A_Functional_questions.xlsxxlsxApr 10, 2026 · 21 KB
Appendix_B_Admin_and_Technical_questions.xlsxxlsxApr 10, 2026 · 22 KB
Appendix_C_Business _questions.xlsxxlsxApr 10, 2026 · 19 KB
Marktconsultatie.pdfpdfApr 10, 2026 · 19 KB
European market consultation LMS.pdfpdfApr 10, 2026 · 237 KB
Beschrijving.pdfpdfApr 10, 2026 · 27 KB
Market consultation.pdfpdfApr 10, 2026 · 21 KB

09Legal themes that may be relevant here

10Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of the current survey?
The purpose is to determine the number of possible suppliers in the market, to test whether they can deliver the desired functionality and technical specifications, and to obtain a price indication for the LMS.
What experience requirements are imposed on the supplier?
Suppliers must have proven experience in delivering student management systems to universities or universities of applied sciences and can provide references or case studies of previous LMS implementations in a similar environment.
What technical requirements apply to automatic provisioning?
The LMS must support automatic provisioning for sections (with attributes such as section id, name, course id, and status) and for enrollments (with attributes such as user id, section id, course role, and status).
What requirements must data security meet?
Specific requirements apply to security and GDPR compliance in line with EU directives.
What information must be available when importing data?
The system must be able to provide information regarding the status of the import (start and end time), the CSV file of the import, any error and warning messages, and the number of processed records.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

11Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 350K
median
€ 737K
p75
€ 1,9 mln
deze opdracht

Gegunde waarden in CPV 48 · leveringen n=653