Published date: 1 April 2022

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: 20 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

HD1 3DH

Value of contract

£150,000 to £600,000

Procurement reference

IT-145-448-HUD-CLS-040

Published date

1 April 2022

Closing date

20 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2024

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?

Yes

Description

The University of Huddersfield intends to implement a single system for student placement management. There are several systems already in use across the institution which will be replaced by the single procured solution. The single system will achieve the following outcomes:

- Replace manual placement activity with a systemised process
- Deliver a business-wide solution using a centralised system
- Deliver operational dashboards to facilitate day to day placement management

Implementation of a university wide placement management system to increase the efficiency of the administration of placement opportunities. The following objectives have been identified:

- Procurement of a suitable commercial off the shelf (COTS) placement system developed for higher education usage
- Development, customisation, and implementation of the system in a phased rollout
- Support a standardised process for placement management across the University which includes automating parts of the process where possible
- Integration of system data with the university's student records system - ASIS
- Improved and standardised reporting capabilities
- Simplification and improved placements system support
- Staff training, change management and marketing
- Improving the student and placement provider engagement and experience of the process
- Potential integration with other university systems, e.g., Dynamics

More information

Links

Additional text

To access full tender documentation, please register on our e-tendering portal, In-Tend - https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhuddersfield

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Gunton

Address

University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01484472954

Email

c.gunton@hud.ac.uk