Published date: 27 January 2020

Last edited date: 29 January 2020

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: 14 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Industry specific software package - 48100000

  • Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package - 48460000

    • Content management software package - 48783000

    • Version checker software package - 48790000

    • Miscellaneous software package and computer systems - 48900000

Location of contract

CV1 5FB

Value of contract

£180,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

PD-504

Published date

27 January 2020

Closing date

14 February 2020

Contract start date

23 March 2020

Contract end date

22 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Higher Education sector is entering turbulent times with the changing nature of both markets and regulation. The pace of change is accelerating, and the University is well placed to take advantage of opportunities created by this change. The effective and efficient management of data is a vital component to underpin this success both now and in the future.

Data is held and used by the university in every area of its business: teaching, research, operational activities, internal and external reporting and making strategic decisions. This data must be managed as a strategic asset for the university - as fundamental as people, technology and the estate.

The increasingly data driven regulation will require accurate in-year reporting of student and student related data to satisfy the increasingly metric-led Office for Students (OfS). This and other data offers both opportunity and risk as it presents the University publicly via many different metrics, league tables and other rankings.

In addition, there is an increasing requirement for rich, insightful analysis that is based on trusted data and available on demand to support strategic decision making. Our data analysts should be using their skills to deliver these insights, rather than cleaning up poor quality data every time a new report is required.

We require a product set and associated services to allow us to validate, cleanse, master and profile the key data which underpins the University's objectives and external obligations. We need to be able to ensure correct data at source where possible with any errors corrected as soon as possible.

We also need to be able to monitor how well our data meets quality rules, and track progress over time against these criteria. To support this we require data governance tools such as a data quality issue log and a business glossary to enable all staff to understand the definition and usage of each key business term.

Finally, we need to set accountability for that data and move to a culture of 'data professionalism' across the whole University.

More information

Links

Additional text

Coventry University will use In-Tend, its e-Sourcing Portal, to manage this procurement and to communicate with Tenderers. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with Coventry University (including the submission of Tenders) will be conducted via in-tend. To ensure all communications relating to this Procurement are received the Tenderer must ensure that its points of contact within in-tend are accurate at all times.
Your completed proposal will be treated as your formal application to be included in the tender evaluation process for the provision of the services referred to. In order for your application to be considered, you must complete all forms contained herein and return them, along with the required supporting information by the date and time stated in the tendering timetable within this document. Failure to return a fully completed proposal will disqualify you from being considered in the evaluation process.

Please register using the below link.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

ADMINISTRATOR

Address

Coventry University
Coventry
England
CV1 5FB
United Kingdom

Telephone

024 77659326

Email

Procurement@coventry.ac.uk

Website

www.coventry.ac.uk