iRIS Connect

The Open University
1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027

An online education management and practice-learning platform supporting the PGCE Partnership Team in managing, monitoring and assessing student teachers’ school-based practice learning. No user volumes, integrations, hosting specifications or service-level requirements are stated.

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Awarded value: £27k; As published
Published: 8 October 2026
Awarded: 28 July 2026; IRIS Connect
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 1 October 2027

What the contract covers

Provision of online education management and practice-learning software for coordinating, monitoring and assessing student teachers’ school-based placements.

Online education management and practice learning platform used by the PGCE Partnership Team to support the management, monitoring and assessment of student teachers' school-based practice learning

Terms and requirements

Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Student placement managementMain service£127k typicaliRIS Connect platform managing PGCE student teachers' school-based practice learning

Lifecycle

Published
8 October 2026
Contract awardedto IRIS Connect
28 July 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
1 October 2027

The buyer

The Open University

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IRIS Connect

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3875417/iris-connect
Buyer reference: OUPA11798
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-078415
Last checked: 5 November 2026

The Open University. iRIS Connect. Contract award, 8 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3875417/iris-connect (accessed 5 November 2026).