Published date: 13 August 2018

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


Closing: 19 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

BS16 1QY

Value of contract

£400,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

UWE/027/2017E - AWARD

Published date

13 August 2018

Closing date

19 January 2018

Contract start date

2 July 2018

Contract end date

1 July 2023

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UWE Bristol is seeking to source and implement a system which supports its current and evolving curriculum approval and review processes, and is the repository for the University's master course data, with support for implementation.
UWE Bristol currently manages its curriculum approval and review processes via an outdated system with no workflow management or integration to the other University systems which rely on course data, such as the Student Information System (SIS), the web Content Management System (CMS) and the timetabling system.
The University is working on a business case for a new SIS (to replace a system based around a largely in-house solution), and is starting procurement for a new CMS. The University aims to meet demands for enhanced reporting to internal and external stakeholders. Course data is the foundation on which such student data is held, so solutions will need to support this, now and in the future. Over the course of 2017/8 the University is implementing a new hybrid data integration architecture to support the integration of data from our cloud-hosted IT systems with those on premise.
In this complex context the University is exploring suitable solution and procurement options, and aiming to clarify our requirements for a curriculum management solution. Our current assumption is that we are looking for:
a) an off the shelf, cloud based curriculum management system, with a database holding full course, module and assessment data and attributes, effective version control, workflow capability to support approval and review processes, user interfaces for both academic and professional services staff;
b) support for implementation and process design;
The University is keen not to inadvertently constrain potentially viable arrangements nor preclude potentially viable suppliers, therefore, despite our Cloud First strategy, we will consider non-SaaS products.
The solution may involve stand-alone software, or may form part of a Student Information System, but we would expect it to be implemented independently initially and interoperate with a selected SIS in future. The University would want a partner (or partners) with experience who can help align this solution with the wider context.

Award information

Awarded date

3 May 2018

Contract start date

2 July 2018

Contract end date

1 July 2023

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Worktribe Limited

Address

4 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG7 1FB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rosie Hale

Address

Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
Avon
BS16 1QY
United Kingdom

Telephone

0117 3286686

Email

Rosie.hale@uwe.ac.uk

Website

www.uwe.ac.uk