Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of license for student platform to access a range of software or applications
Notice Description
Provision of license for student platform to access a range of software or applications.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University intends to contract with AppsAnywhere Ltd for the provision of a software portal to facilitate learning and access to software for both students and staff. The contract will commence 01/11/2024 until 31/10/2027. AppsAnywhere Ltd currently provide licences for access to software across various devices, on and off site, through Cloudpaging technology, eliminating the need for manual installations. It has become the primary platform for software access over the last two years, with integration into the Canvas Virtual Learning Environment. A three (3) year contract will allow time for a comprehensive review of the University's requirements. Significant internal investment has been made in training and support for the portal, and removing it would negatively impact strategic goals and user experience. An options re-appraisal and procurement process will be initiated before the end of the renewal period to ensure the best future fit and value for money.
Procurement Information
This is a license renewal of an existing key product used to facilitate Student Learning as well Staff. AppsAnywhere Ltd has been supplying the University of Birmingham for the past three (3) years. The University of Birmingham uses the AppsAnywhere tool to provide a software portal to both students and staff which is accessible on all devices including on campus machines, staff working on or off campus on their university owned or personal device and for students working on or off campus on their own personal machines. The AppsAnywhere portal provides software to the end user depending on their scenario such as being on or off campus, using a university owned device or a personal device, and allows users to launch the software using Cloudpaging technology included with the product that allows end users to access the software without having to manually install the software onto their device. If the software cannot be launched via cloudpaging then AppsAnywhere will either signpost to other methods to access the software or advise the end user on why they cannot use the software in their current scenario, e.g. the software may be licensed to be used on campus only, or on university owned devices only. The AppsAnywhere portal has become the primary way for staff and students to access software over the past two (2) years. Regardless of the software the ideology is you visit the software portal and either gain access to the software or be signposted to how to access/obtain the software. AppsAnywhere can also be integrated into our Canvas Virtual Learning Environment allowing students to launch applications straight from Canvas. The plan is to extend the current contract for a maximum period of up to three (3) years. This time will be used to fully assess and review the requirements allowing a full review. A significant amount of internal investment in terms of developing training materials and supporting users has taken place since adoption Removing or replacing AppsAnywhere at this stage would adversely impact our immediate strategic goals, and would directly have a detrimental impact on the staff and student experience and would require significant time and staff resourcing. The Business Owner will need to undertake an options re-appraisal and associated procurement process eighteen (18) months before the end of this three (3) year period in order to obtain the best future fit in terms of requirements and also value for money.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a7b6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032665-2024
- 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
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £360,636 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Oct 20241 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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