Published date: 23 July 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library software package - 48160000

  • Compliance software package - 48170000

  • Educational software package - 48190000

    • Platform interconnectivity software package - 48211000

    • Presentation software package - 48316000

    • Image-processing software package - 48328000

    • IT software package - 48517000

    • Data capture services - 72313000

Location of contract

LN6 7TS

Value of contract

£202,200

Procurement reference

438

Published date

23 July 2024

Closing date

1 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 July 2024

Contract end date

19 July 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Software meets the following technical/functional specification:

Cloud-based video management platform provides a customizable video library with departmental home pages, a suite of analytics for gauging viewing behaviour, content creation tools for all faculty, students, and staff, an easy-to-use video editor that runs in any web browser, content governance including availability windows and approval workflows, an inside-video search engine that indexes every word spoken and shown on-screen in every recording, and a video player that runs in any web browser and on students' mobile devices.

Every video uploaded to the library is automatically transcoded for adaptive bitrate streaming, ensuring fast start-up and minimal buffering, regardless of connection speed. Optimised viewing during playback for the viewer's network connection by continuously detecting the available bandwidth in real time and dynamically adjusting the quality of the video stream accordingly. Students or other content viewers can also manually adjust the playback quality of their videos based on their preference and internet connection.

Supports all major codecs and upload file types which ensures the University will be able to support any current and legacy video format. Along with the robust video management and cloud storage tools provided, the video platform was built to seamlessly integrate with Blackboard and Microsoft Teams providing single sign-on and rolling synchronisation of permissions. Multi-camera and distributed recording is supported for on-demand and live streaming of events, ideal for lecture and assessment environments.

The technology allows capturing multiple video sources across different rooms without extensive cabling. By connecting video sources to internet-connected computers, each computer captures its video sources into the same session. They are then synchronised upon upload, creating a single production with multiple feeds.

Award information

Awarded date

2 July 2024

Contract start date

20 July 2024

Contract end date

19 July 2027

Total value of contract

£202,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Academia Limited

Address

Unit 1 Progression Centre,
Mark Road,
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate,
Hemel Hempstead,
HP2 7DW

Reference

Companies House number: 04771037

Value of contract

£202,200

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Vasos Melides

Address

BRAYFORD WAY,BRAYFORD POOL
LINCOLN
LN67TS
England

Telephone

01522 837188

Email

vmelides@lincoln.ac.uk