Published date: 29 September 2020

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


Closing: 16 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Systems consultancy services - 72246000

  • Software-related services - 72260000

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£94,000

Procurement reference

2020UoS-0186

Published date

29 September 2020

Closing date

16 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 September 2020

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Supply 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University must ensure that it provides robust student number plans and fee income estimates. This data is essential to inform the University's Economy Model and business plans. Student number plans and fee income are captured using IBM Cognos TM1, which went live in September 2017. The implementation of the software was delayed due to several staff changes and the complexity of the model, hence the requirement to upgrade 3 (three) years after the initial launch.

The University's current version of IBM Cognos TM1 is now several years old and since September 2019 it has not been supported by IBM, with it having been replaced by a new version of the software. The University now runs the risk that neither we, nor our supplier, Simpson Associates, will get any support from IBM to repair any bugs or faults that occur. In the past year there were 26 (twenty six) incidents, 6 (six) problems, 5 (five) change requests, 8 (eight) outages and 24 (twenty four) request tickets. We have also experienced a compatibility issue between our current version of student number planning and workstations that had been upgraded to Windows 10.

More information

Additional text

This contract has been awarded under the CCS G-Cloud 11 Framework.

Award information

Awarded date

17 September 2020

Contract start date

22 September 2020

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Total value of contract

£94,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SIMPSON ASSOCIATES INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED

Address

Regency House Westminster Place
YO26 6RW
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03442572

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Gage

Address

Highfield
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England

Telephone

02380597674

Email

m.c.gage@soton.ac.uk