--- title: "Student Placement Systems" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM" published: "2023-06-19" --- # Student Placement Systems Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03d79b.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017387-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Jun 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £287,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 2TT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Edgbaston | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | QUANTUM IT EUROPE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48100000 - Industry specific software package ## Release History - 19 Jun 2023 at 15:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017387-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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