Planning

Soft Market Testing Exercise in Relation to the Procurement of a Placement Management System

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

07 Apr 2017 at 10:33

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 Jan 2017 at 13:45

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Southampton is currently conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise regarding the procurement of a Placement Management System. This initiative, within the higher education sector, is located in Southampton, England. The engagement phase is set to conclude on 23rd February 2018, with responses to the soft market questionnaire due by 15th February 2018 at 11 am. This exercise is part of the planning stage, aimed at gathering insights to define system requirements and inform future procurement processes.

This procurement opportunity allows businesses with experience in educational software, IT solutions for placement management, and consultancy services to engage with the University in shaping the final specification for the project's requirements. Companies involved in software development, educational technology, and higher education services are particularly well-suited to participate. This soft market exercise aims to foster collaboration and innovation, which can ultimately lead to substantial growth opportunities for vendors in this sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soft Market Testing Exercise in Relation to the Procurement of a Placement Management System

Notice Description

The University of Southampton is currently exploring a range of options to help form the overall strategy to support and manage student placements with an IT system (which could include sandwich years in industry,study abroad opportunities, and programmes which include a significant number of placements such as nursing,medicine and PGCE's). Interested parties are invited to complete and return the Questionnaire, deadline for the receipt of completed Questionnaires is 15th February (11am). Responses received as part of this exercise shall be used to help shape the University's final specification of system requirements and scope any resultingprocurement process. Please Note this soft market exercise is intended to allow interested organisationswith appropriate experience to outline their views and provide impartial information to the University with nocommitment to themselves or the University. This is not a call for competition at this stage. Additional information: This Soft Market Testing Exercise (SMTE) is being conducted electronically and the SMTE Questionnaire can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend) at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-Tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the questionnaire. Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the project by clicking on the reference number 17/PROF/01. Further instructions for the submission of a response are below. Please note that to preserve the integrity of the SMTE procedure, all queries must made be via the correspondence function within In-Tend. To submit your response, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log In; 2. My Tenders; 3. View Tender Details; 4. View Documents; 5. Browse and upload each part of your response (or Zip File); 6. Once All your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use -Submit My Return.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a6973ecb-1fa1-4850-9c13-3c18b7b00eb9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d0e9ec0-7b91-4932-b611-6dc4af823ce1
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

80300000 - Higher education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Apr 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO17 1BJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Portswood
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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