Published date: 12 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: 29 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Educational games - 37524100

  • Educational software package - 48190000

  • Educational software development services - 72212190

    • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000 to £55,000

Procurement reference

MT225981

Published date

12 April 2022

Closing date

29 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 May 2022

Contract end date

30 May 2023

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?

Yes

Description

Escape rooms are live action games where a group or Individual player(s) are locked in a room and must gather clues and solve puzzles to escape. The rising popularity of escape rooms as entertainment and the popularity of online educational learning has led to the repurpose of escape rooms for the classroom. Research into the impact of escape rooms as educational tools is still in its early stages, though studies have shown a positive impact on content knowledge and collaboration skills.
With the movement towards blended learning and increasing student engagement online, escape rooms could present an exciting new way to engage students in content material. They have the potential to support the development of content knowledge as well as soft skills which are beneficial in employment such as leadership and communication. Further websites, videos, or other interactive digital material can easily be incorporated into the various puzzles within the escape activity.
Student research groups have fed back that there is a desire to have more opportunity to put theory-based learning in to practice and a keen interest in gamifications within learning. Escape activities have the potential to address both of these feedback points, as well as supporting students gaining key skills for employment.
Key learning outcomes would be developed into the escape activities linked closely to the current curriculum and built with subject matter experts to ensure learning outcomes are ...ssment tool, based on an escape room design, will have a mastery approach that:
Will provide familiarisation with potentially dangerous situations.
Bridges the gap between theory and practical learning.
Removes location as a barrier through mobile technology.
Is integrated (pedagogically and technically) into the existing blended learning solutions offered.
Engages both practically minded and academic learners.
Stretching and challenging from an individualised starting point.
Tailors content to specific job roles / vocational placements.
Shows the learner where they need to improve to be work-ready.
Shows the tutor where they need to target interventions to support work readiness at individual and cohort levels.
Gives employers a level of confidence that employees/learners on placements are well trained.
A small Steering Group will be appointed, which will include some representatives of the Landex members. Predominantly, these individuals will be specialists in the field of technology. This group will meet regularly throughout the project to monitor the technical aspects of the development.
A member of the Landex Quality Enhancement Team will be invited to the Steering Group Meetings to review progress and ensure that the development is pedagogically sound.
An appointed Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of the project. They will be a current employee of Landex who has extensive experience delivering technology projects successfully.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nico Devries

Address

University of Northampton
Green Street
Northampton, Northamptonshire
NN1 1SY
England

Telephone

+44 1604550108

Email

nicodevries@landex.org.uk

Website

www.landex.org.uk