Planning

Provision of Placement Software

APUC

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Highlands and Islands, represented by APUC as the buyer, is planning a procurement process for the Provision of Placement Software in Inverness, UK. The process is currently in the planning stage with key dates as follows: Issue ITT on 5 October 2023, Deadline for Tender Submissions on 6 November 2023, and Contract Award on 27 November 2023. The procurement falls under the Education industry category, and interested parties are invited to demonstrate their software solutions prior to the tender publication.

This tender for the Provision of Placement Software presents business growth opportunities for software providers specialising in student placement systems. Companies offering intuitive, user-friendly solutions with strong support for learning outcomes and reporting functionalities would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method involves a planned tender process with multiple stages from invitation to submit to contract award, providing a structured framework for interested businesses to engage and potentially secure a contract with the University of Highlands and Islands.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Provision of Placement Software

Notice Description

The University of Highlands and Islands currently utilise a Student Placement Software system, however the contract for this has come to an end and we are looking to procure a new student placement software system. There are two areas involved in managing placements, the Nursing and Midwifery department and the Optometry department with the potential of more areas coming on board in the future. The Nursing and Midwifery Department program is hosted over two campuses, Inverness and the Western Isles while the Optometry department is based in Inverness. The BSc Nursing Degree is a three-year program and in total is 270-500 students per year, undertaking 2-4 placements per year, whereas the Optometry course is delivered over four years and has approximately 160 students during the four years, undertaking up to 2 placement per year. Both areas send their students on placements throughout the Highlands and Islands geographically. The Nursing and Midwifery Department send their students on placements from anything between a few weeks to a few months, whereas the Optometry Department can be anything from a week to a month. Prior to tender being published we are inviting interested parties to demonstrate their software solutions; the demonstration will be delivered the week of the 25th of September and will take place through the week. All demonstrations will be conducted via MS Teams. The allocation time for demonstrations will be 1.5 hrs with Q&A being 30 minutes. During the demo's we would like to be shown but not restricted to how intuitive and easy the solution is to browse, set up and configure the system, how are learning outcomes displayed, what the user interfaces look like. What are the placement coordinator, student (and if applicable the placement provider) views of the system and how are these configured, laid out and linked within the rest of the solution, how are placements setup and delivered, show reporting within the system, how is retention set, or students deleted from the system. Procurement Timeframe: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE Issue ITT 5 October 2023 Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers 16 October 2023 Deadline for Authority to respond to clarification questions 19 October2023 @ 12:00 hours Deadline for Tender Submissions 06 November 2023 @ 12:00 hours Evaluation of Tenders w/c 7 - 14 November 2017 Contract Award 27 November 2023 Implementation Meeting 29 November 2023 System operational 1 May 2024

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Highlands and Islands currently utilise a Student Placement Software system, however the contract for this has come to an end and we are looking to procure a new student placement software system. There are two areas involved in managing placements, the Nursing and Midwifery department and the Optometry department with the potential of more areas coming on board in the future. The Nursing and Midwifery Department program is hosted over two campuses, Inverness and the Western Isles while the Optometry department is based in Inverness. The BSc Nursing Degree is a three-year program and in total is 270-500 students per year, undertaking 2-4 placements per year, whereas the Optometry course is delivered over four years and has approximately 160 students during the four years, undertaking up to 2 placement per year. Both areas send their students on placements throughout the Highlands and Islands geographically. The Nursing and Midwifery Department send their students on placements from anything between a few weeks to a few months, whereas the Optometry Department can be anything from a week to a month. Prior to tender being published we are inviting interested parties to demonstrate their software solutions; the demonstration will be delivered the week of the 25th of September and will take place through the week. All demonstrations will be conducted via MS Teams. The allocation time for demonstrations will be 1.5 hrs with Q&A being 30 minutes. During the demo's we would like to be shown but not restricted to how intuitive and easy the solution is to browse, set up and configure the system, how are learning outcomes displayed, what the user interfaces look like. What are the placement coordinator, student (and if applicable the placement provider) views of the system and how are these configured, laid out and linked within the rest of the solution, how are placements setup and delivered, show reporting within the system, how is retention set, or students deleted from the system. Procurement Timeframe: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE Issue ITT 5 October 2023 Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers 16 October 2023 Deadline for Authority to respond to clarification questions 19 October2023 @ 12:00 hours Deadline for Tender Submissions 06 November 2023 @ 12:00 hours Evaluation of Tenders w/c 7 - 14 November 2017 Contract Award 27 November 2023 Implementation Meeting 29 November 2023 System operational 1 May 2024

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000741114
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485531
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Oct 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
APUC
Contact Name
Julie Fraser
Contact Email
jfraser@apuc-scot.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7399054251

Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 5SQ
Post Town
Inverness
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485531
    Provision of Placement Software - The University of Highlands and Islands currently utilise a Student Placement Software system, however the contract for this has come to an end and we are looking to procure a new student placement software system. There are two areas involved in managing placements, the Nursing and Midwifery department and the Optometry department with the potential of more areas coming on board in the future. The Nursing and Midwifery Department program is hosted over two campuses, Inverness and the Western Isles while the Optometry department is based in Inverness. The BSc Nursing Degree is a three-year program and in total is 270-500 students per year, undertaking 2-4 placements per year, whereas the Optometry course is delivered over four years and has approximately 160 students during the four years, undertaking up to 2 placement per year. Both areas send their students on placements throughout the Highlands and Islands geographically. The Nursing and Midwifery Department send their students on placements from anything between a few weeks to a few months, whereas the Optometry Department can be anything from a week to a month. Prior to tender being published we are inviting interested parties to demonstrate their software solutions; the demonstration will be delivered the week of the 25th of September and will take place through the week. All demonstrations will be conducted via MS Teams. The allocation time for demonstrations will be 1.5 hrs with Q&A being 30 minutes. During the demo's we would like to be shown but not restricted to how intuitive and easy the solution is to browse, set up and configure the system, how are learning outcomes displayed, what the user interfaces look like. What are the placement coordinator, student (and if applicable the placement provider) views of the system and how are these configured, laid out and linked within the rest of the solution, how are placements setup and delivered, show reporting within the system, how is retention set, or students deleted from the system. Procurement Timeframe: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE Issue ITT 5 October 2023 Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers 16 October 2023 Deadline for Authority to respond to clarification questions 19 October2023 @ 12:00 hours Deadline for Tender Submissions 06 November 2023 @ 12:00 hours Evaluation of Tenders w/c 7 - 14 November 2017 Contract Award 27 November 2023 Implementation Meeting 29 November 2023 System operational 1 May 2024

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000741114-2023-08-09T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2023-08-09T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000741114",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-17",
            "name": "APUC",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "APUC"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "12b Ness Walk",
                "locality": "Inverness",
                "region": "UKM6",
                "postalCode": "IV3 5SQ"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Julie Fraser",
                "email": "jfraser@apuc-scot.ac.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 7399054251",
                "faxNumber": "+44 1463279001",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "09",
                        "description": "Education",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.uhi.ac.uk"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "APUC",
        "id": "org-17"
    },
    "planning": {
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "AUG485531",
                "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
                "title": "Provision of Placement Software",
                "description": "The University of Highlands and Islands currently utilise a Student Placement Software system, however the contract for this has come to an end and we are looking to procure a new student placement software system. There are two areas involved in managing placements, the Nursing and Midwifery department and the Optometry department with the potential of more areas coming on board in the future. The Nursing and Midwifery Department program is hosted over two campuses, Inverness and the Western Isles while the Optometry department is based in Inverness. The BSc Nursing Degree is a three-year program and in total is 270-500 students per year, undertaking 2-4 placements per year, whereas the Optometry course is delivered over four years and has approximately 160 students during the four years, undertaking up to 2 placement per year. Both areas send their students on placements throughout the Highlands and Islands geographically. The Nursing and Midwifery Department send their students on placements from anything between a few weeks to a few months, whereas the Optometry Department can be anything from a week to a month. Prior to tender being published we are inviting interested parties to demonstrate their software solutions; the demonstration will be delivered the week of the 25th of September and will take place through the week. All demonstrations will be conducted via MS Teams. The allocation time for demonstrations will be 1.5 hrs with Q&A being 30 minutes. During the demo's we would like to be shown but not restricted to how intuitive and easy the solution is to browse, set up and configure the system, how are learning outcomes displayed, what the user interfaces look like. What are the placement coordinator, student (and if applicable the placement provider) views of the system and how are these configured, laid out and linked within the rest of the solution, how are placements setup and delivered, show reporting within the system, how is retention set, or students deleted from the system. Procurement Timeframe: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE Issue ITT 5 October 2023 Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers 16 October 2023 Deadline for Authority to respond to clarification questions 19 October2023 @ 12:00 hours Deadline for Tender Submissions 06 November 2023 @ 12:00 hours Evaluation of Tenders w/c 7 - 14 November 2017 Contract Award 27 November 2023 Implementation Meeting 29 November 2023 System operational 1 May 2024",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485531",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "UHI-LIS-19072",
        "title": "Provision of Placement Software",
        "description": "The University of Highlands and Islands currently utilise a Student Placement Software system, however the contract for this has come to an end and we are looking to procure a new student placement software system. There are two areas involved in managing placements, the Nursing and Midwifery department and the Optometry department with the potential of more areas coming on board in the future. The Nursing and Midwifery Department program is hosted over two campuses, Inverness and the Western Isles while the Optometry department is based in Inverness. The BSc Nursing Degree is a three-year program and in total is 270-500 students per year, undertaking 2-4 placements per year, whereas the Optometry course is delivered over four years and has approximately 160 students during the four years, undertaking up to 2 placement per year. Both areas send their students on placements throughout the Highlands and Islands geographically. The Nursing and Midwifery Department send their students on placements from anything between a few weeks to a few months, whereas the Optometry Department can be anything from a week to a month. Prior to tender being published we are inviting interested parties to demonstrate their software solutions; the demonstration will be delivered the week of the 25th of September and will take place through the week. All demonstrations will be conducted via MS Teams. The allocation time for demonstrations will be 1.5 hrs with Q&A being 30 minutes. During the demo's we would like to be shown but not restricted to how intuitive and easy the solution is to browse, set up and configure the system, how are learning outcomes displayed, what the user interfaces look like. What are the placement coordinator, student (and if applicable the placement provider) views of the system and how are these configured, laid out and linked within the rest of the solution, how are placements setup and delivered, show reporting within the system, how is retention set, or students deleted from the system. Procurement Timeframe: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE Issue ITT 5 October 2023 Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers 16 October 2023 Deadline for Authority to respond to clarification questions 19 October2023 @ 12:00 hours Deadline for Tender Submissions 06 November 2023 @ 12:00 hours Evaluation of Tenders w/c 7 - 14 November 2017 Contract Award 27 November 2023 Implementation Meeting 29 November 2023 System operational 1 May 2024",
        "status": "planned",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM6"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 60000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "The University of Highlands and Islands currently utilise a Student Placement Software system, however the contract for this has come to an end and we are looking to procure a new student placement software system. There are two areas involved in managing placements, the Nursing and Midwifery department and the Optometry department with the potential of more areas coming on board in the future. The Nursing and Midwifery Department program is hosted over two campuses, Inverness and the Western Isles while the Optometry department is based in Inverness. The BSc Nursing Degree is a three-year program and in total is 270-500 students per year, undertaking 2-4 placements per year, whereas the Optometry course is delivered over four years and has approximately 160 students during the four years, undertaking up to 2 placement per year. Both areas send their students on placements throughout the Highlands and Islands geographically. The Nursing and Midwifery Department send their students on placements from anything between a few weeks to a few months, whereas the Optometry Department can be anything from a week to a month. Prior to tender being published we are inviting interested parties to demonstrate their software solutions; the demonstration will be delivered the week of the 25th of September and will take place through the week. All demonstrations will be conducted via MS Teams. The allocation time for demonstrations will be 1.5 hrs with Q&A being 30 minutes. During the demo's we would like to be shown but not restricted to how intuitive and easy the solution is to browse, set up and configure the system, how are learning outcomes displayed, what the user interfaces look like. What are the placement coordinator, student (and if applicable the placement provider) views of the system and how are these configured, laid out and linked within the rest of the solution, how are placements setup and delivered, show reporting within the system, how is retention set, or students deleted from the system. Procurement Timeframe: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE Issue ITT 5 October 2023 Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers 16 October 2023 Deadline for Authority to respond to clarification questions 19 October2023 @ 12:00 hours Deadline for Tender Submissions 06 November 2023 @ 12:00 hours Evaluation of Tenders w/c 7 - 14 November 2017 Contract Award 27 November 2023 Implementation Meeting 29 November 2023 System operational 1 May 2024",
                "status": "planned"
            }
        ],
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2023-10-05T00:00:00Z"
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "classification": {
            "id": "48000000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        }
    },
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=741114. (SC Ref:741114)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741114"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice"
}