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Student Placement Systems

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

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19 Jun 2023 at 15:16

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Birmingham has awarded a contract for the license renewal of an existing key product used for Student Placements to Quantum IT Europe Ltd. The procurement method was limited, following an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The initiative, titled "Student Placement Systems", falls under the goods category and aims to facilitate student placements. The procurement process was completed on June 19, 2023. The contract value is £287,000 GBP.

This tender offers growth opportunities for businesses involved in industry-specific software packages, particularly those focusing on student placement solutions. Companies providing services related to student placements, software development, and educational technology would be well-suited to compete. The University of Birmingham, as the buying organization, has a focus on education and is governed by public law. Businesses looking to engage in partnerships with educational institutions or provide specialised software solutions should consider this opportunity.

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Notice Title

Student Placement Systems

Notice Description

license renewal of an existing key product used to facilitate Student Placements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

license renewal of an existing key product used to facilitate Student Placements.

Procurement Information

This is a license renewal of an existing key product used to facilitate Student Placements. Quantum has been supplying the InPlace Placements System to UoB following a thorough options appraisal. InPlace is fundamental to our daily interactions with placement students and we have worked with Quantum to ensure the system has been developed alongside UoB's requirements, including data feeds from the student information system into the University's HESA and Health Education England (HEE) returns. The system has been steadily rolled out across the University and is currently used by all Colleges - it is most heavily used in MDS and LES for clinical placements (Medicine, Nursing, Physio). A significant amount of internal investment in terms of developing training materials and supporting users has taken place since adoption. At this point in time the Student Placements Oversight Group (SPOG) and the Student Placements Implementation Group (SPIG) are working on plans to further extend and develop usage of InPlace at UoB and are doing this alongside partner HEIs. Removing or replacing InPlace at this stage would adversely impact these immediate strategic goals, would directly have a detrimental impact on the staff and student experience and would require significant time and staff resourcing. Since InPlace is integrated with Banner (our student record system) we also need to plan any change around our Institutional student administration upgrade programme (StARS). Business ownership of InPlace across UoB has been identified as a risk to the organisation and some discussions have taken place to resolve this (and will continue) with the support DLAG (the Digital Learning Advisory Group). The Business Owner will undertake an options re-appraisal and associated procurement process 18 months before the end of this 3 year period in order to obtain the best future fit in terms of requirements and also value for money

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017387-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£287,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contact Name
Karen Aird
Contact Email
k.aird@bham.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1214158491

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TT
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QUANTUM IT EUROPE

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