Published date: 19 March 2021

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


Closing: 25 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1,321,128

Procurement reference

NU/1635

Published date

19 March 2021

Closing date

25 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 March 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Contract type

Service 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?

No

Description

. The project's main objectives/deliverables are:
• Build and sustain a digital infrastructure that operates effectively and efficiently to meet the variant processes between UG and PG applications (one platform);
• Implement an integrated application portal, for applicants and agents to self-manage their applications and interactions;
• Pursue optimal development of technology solutions, by blending enhancements of existing solutions with new solutions (as appropriate), to support strategic expansion of the Admissions Life Cycle;
• Improve user experience, by automating processes using a task management/workflow approach, where manual effort is focused more on exceptions rather than standard work items;
• Complete a radical redesign of the Admissions cross-functional and end-to-end processes (from Apply to Registration), to simplify, remove complexity, and measure performance; and
• Proactively respond to market demands and improve resilience across the University's admissions function, by streamlining the data collected and making the data accessible to all required users.

More information

Additional text

This contract is a call off from the SUPC SLRA framework agreement Lot 5 Software Services.

Award information

Awarded date

15 February 2021

Contract start date

15 March 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Total value of contract

£1,321,128

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Softcat PLC

Address

Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1LW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Christopher Rutland

Address

Kingsgate
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE17RU
England

Telephone

01912082568

Email

purchasing@ncl.ac.uk

Website

http://ww.ncl.ac.uk/