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title: "Staff and Student Portal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cb77"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER"
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# Staff and Student Portal

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cb77

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## Summary

The University of Ulster has successfully completed the procurement process for the "Staff and Student Portal" project, classified under IT services with a focus on consulting, software development, and support. The award was made on 2nd July 2021, with the services expected to commence on 1st September 2021. This contract, valued at £450,000, was carried out using a limited procurement method, specifically under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement, following a shortlisting exercise. The primary location for delivery includes all campuses of the University located in the UK.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in educational software and IT services, particularly those offering software development, support services, and SaaS implementations. Companies that are agile, innovative, and able to deliver a user-centric portal solution would be particularly competitive in similar future tenders. Given the growing demand for efficient digital resources in the education sector, businesses in this space could leverage such contracts to expand their portfolios and enhance their market presence.

## Notice

Staff and Student Portal

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This call-off contract is for the provision of a Staff and Student Portal for Ulster University. Ulster require a portal that will be more user centric and provide an improved experience to prospective students, current students, staff, alumni and possibly adhoc groups. The portal should be a SaaS implementation and provide Single Sign On to the various university systems e.g. Blackboard VLE, Talis, Banner, CoreHR, E5 and other bespoke systems. This contract will be for the design (but not bespoke design), implementation, training of staff and maintenance and licensing of the software solution. Additional information: This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12.

Options: The Services shall commence on 1 September 2021 for an initial period of two (2) years with the option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.

### Procurement Information

This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12. 1 supplier was shortlisted from 7 due to the rest being fundamentally different from our requirements and would not offer a solution to our needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017417-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £450,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER |
| Locality | COLERAINE |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT52 1SA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Local authority | Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | East Londonderry |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COLLABCO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212190 - Educational software development services
- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 22 Jul 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017417-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ulster.ac.uk

## Provenance

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