Published date: 24 May 2019

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: 24 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

LA1 4YW

Value of contract

£225,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

SP/19/1083

Published date

24 May 2019

Closing date

24 June 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Purchaser is inviting expressions of interest on the terms set out in this Tender for a postgraduate admissions system to be used for all new applications for Lancaster University. This will include at a high level:
a) An applicant/ agent portal
b) An admissions processing system
c) A way of integrating with other systems (such as our student record system, accommodation etc).
The current number of applications is approximately 18,000 per year.
The number of users will be approximately 315:
15 admin licences
50 super licences - where a user can fully process all stages of an application
100 standard licences - where a user can update specific parts of the process
150 read only licences - give them access to view the information in the application but do not update any part of the process directly in the system.
Suppliers are invited to put forward proposals for two different options:
Option 1 = Off the shelf solution with customization to be advised by the supplier.
Option 2 = Third Party, Developer Led, solution.
It is preferred that suppliers submit a response for BOTH options. Suppliers must note and understand that at some point in the process a preferred option will be identified.
Please clearly indicate in your covering letter the option(s) you are bidding for.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please see procurement documents available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Angela Wearden

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YW
United Kingdom

Telephone

01524 594087

Email

a.wearden@lancaster.ac.uk