Published date: 25 May 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Educational software package - 48190000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£125,000 to £175,000

Procurement reference

GLOSCC001-DN264495-19773122

Published date

25 May 2017

Closing date

26 June 2017

Contract start date

3 September 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Gloucestershire County Council requirements are:
*Web portal to enable online bookings, enrolment, course management;
*Manangement Information System to enable relevant information is collected and provided to the Skills Funding Agency and OFSTED;
*Course and Exam management*The provision of a PCI DSS compliant system;
*Relevant branding to the new portal;
*Minor Configuration Management of the service;
*Hosting of the service;
*Security;
*Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
* Maintenance and support of the system, including system upgrades, patches, testing and release management. Our current software package enables us to provide the Skills Funding Agency and OFSTED with the information we are required to provide and we will continue to require this functionality.

Bookings are currently taken based on a paper based process. In line with the moving transactions to a digital platform, we want a service that provides the following services
*Establishment of user accounts;
*Records of qualifications awarded;
*Link into the new Gloucestershire County Council Website and to promote Adult Education services;
*An online search functionality for courses provided by the Adult Education Department;
*Course and Exam Management;
*Booking functionality;

The new portal will need to have Adult Education Department and Gloucestershire County Council , Skill funding Agency, Matrix, European Social Funding Branding. There may be a requirement for a very small amount of configuration management

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Keenleyside

Address

Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
England

Telephone

+44 1452324329

Email

chris.keenleyside@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk