Tender

Apprenticeships Management System (AMS)

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU)

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30 Jun 2023 at 15:40

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has initiated a tender for an "Apprenticeships Management System" to enhance compliance and quality of its apprenticeship programs, with a focus on academic growth in various schools and post-16 education. This procurement falls under the "Software package and information systems" category, with a contract value of GBP 600,000. The procurement method is an open procedure with a tender deadline of July 31, 2023. The contract period is scheduled from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for software companies and information system providers to support NTU in transforming its apprenticeships data management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to compete for this tender. The project aims to ensure compliance, scalability, and data quality in line with the Student Data Transformation programme, offering growth opportunities for businesses in the software and information systems sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Apprenticeships Management System (AMS)

Notice Description

The University delivers two types of Apprenticeships across circa. 2000 learners: 1. Apprenticeships covering various Schools in NTU 2. Further Education (post 16) Apprenticeships which are mainly based out at the Brackenhurst Campus The risk of compliance and quality failure is high as a direct result of the current systems landscape and the surrounding processes. Ofsted reputational damage is key, and a negative Ofsted audit would be followed up with further audits from Ofsted and the ESFA. In addition to this, our volume of apprenticeships, both in courses and student numbers has grown whilst our systems haven't matured to cope with this increase - and this increase is set to continue with the apprenticeship program being an area of growth for the University. For the previous 2 years we have had a 7% growth which looks set to continue this year. The official target planning numbers for 23/24 are 540 new apprentices, but we will likely add additional courses to support local and regional business needs, particularly for the NHS. It is very challenging for colleagues managing the data due to so many sources and places it is kept, impacting consistent processing and accurate reporting. Resulting Risk - We get funding removed if we cannot provide the correct information i.e. An ESFA audit failure could result in clawback of funds. Resulting Risk - Reputational damage to NTU from poor Ofsted ratings impacting employer and apprentice uptake. The overall goal of this Project as part of the Student Data Transformation programme, is to ensure that Apprenticeships data is compliant, manageable, scalable, accessible to those that need it, and that the data quality is sound. We will procure a new solution to achieve this goal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18864f80-f5dd-4bff-bdaa-958e382af294
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG1 4FQ
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
St. Ann's
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Further Information

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