The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract for a Learning Experience Management System worth an estimated £1 million.

The Agency is currently seeking provision for the EA Learning Experience / Management System Solution.
The existing externally hosted Learning Content Management System (LCMS) - known internally as Learning Zone - is a commercially available off the shelf system (COTS), which has been customised by the Environment Agency.
Learning Zone is a Totara based application that provides access to over 2500 face to face and virtual learning events per year, together with over 500 e-learning and technology based learning products for the 11200 employees within the EA.
In addition, learning is provided for circa 6000 employees with an incident Management role, responsible for responding to local and major incidents as Category 1 responders.
Initial contract term is five years with two further annual extension options.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 8 December 2021 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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