Published date: 19 April 2021

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: 4 May 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Educational software development services - 72212190

Location of contract

M5 4WT

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

UoS/OW/20/21/QTR3/Box of Business Software

Published date

19 April 2021

Closing date

4 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 May 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Supply 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 project is inspired by, and a response to, Stafford Beer's book "The Brain of the Firm" (from the 1970s) and the prevalence of different (static) simulations offered commercially. The concept is that "Box of Business" is a dynamic platform and simulation engine that incorporates real-time and live external (business) environment data inputs. The platform would also enable businesses to contribute their own data for analysis and extrapolation by students or researchers in a suitably anonymised manner. As a reciprocation for their contribution the businesses would receive automated feedback reports from the platform whenever their data was successfully used.

Please go to the University's InTend portal for further information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home

More information

Links

Additional text

For full tender information please visit the University's InTend portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Olivia Ward

Address

5th Floor,Maxwell Building, University Of Salford
SALFORD
M54WT
England

Email

O.H.Ward@salford.ac.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/salford/aspx/Home