--- title: "Student Management Information System Support and Maintenance" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE" published: "2018-01-18" --- # Student Management Information System Support and Maintenance Buyer: FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055.json) ## Summary Forth Valley College, located in Falkirk, UK, has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "Student Management Information System Support and Maintenance". This procurement falls under the education sector and involves services related to the support and maintenance of UNIT-e, a Student Management Information System. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, and the contract signed on 18th December 2017 is valued at GBP 228,275 for a duration of five years, commencing on 1st August 2018. The standstill period ended on 28th January 2018, allowing for finalisation of the contract. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses that provide specialised support services for educational management systems. Given Forth Valley College's reliance on Capita Business Services for these services due to the unique nature of the software and intellectual property rights, companies with expertise in maintaining and supporting proprietary educational systems will find this procurement particularly attractive. Businesses with a focus on educational technology and software maintenance, as well as those looking to venture into the higher education sector, would be well-positioned to engage in similar opportunities in the future. ## Notice This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Forth Valley College intends to contract with Capita Business Services the provision of support and maintenance services for UNIT-e, Student Management Information System. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Forth Valley College intends to contract with Capita Business Services the provision of support and maintenance services for UNIT-e, Student Management Information System (MIS). This service has a total cost of GBP 228,275 for 5 years. The contract start date is 1st August 2018. Forth Valley College holds a perpetual licence to access and use UNIT-e and associated software with Capita Business Services. Capita owns and has exclusive rights in respect of all intellectual property rights in the College's current Student MIS and Capita Business Services is, therefore, the only provider able to meet the College's need for continued support and maintenance of the MIS. ### Procurement Information The services can be provided only by a particular provider for reasons that are technical, connected with the protection of exclusive rights and the need to purchase services which cannot be provided separately other than as an addition to the Services originally provided by the supplier. Due to the high costs of a new Student MIS and budget constraints, business continuity can only be maintained with Capita Business Services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN307092 | | Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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 | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Dec 2017 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE | | Locality | FALKIRK | | Post town | Falkirk and Stirling | | Postcode | FK2 9AD | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM12 Falkirk | | Local authority | Falkirk | | Electoral ward | Falkirk North | | Westminster constituency | Falkirk | | Delivery location | TLM76 Falkirk | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72253200 - Systems support services - 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services ## Release History - 18 Jan 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN307092 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN307092 Student Management Information System Support and Maintenance - This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Forth Valley College intends to contract with Capita Business Services the provision of support and maintenance services for UNIT-e, Student Management Information System. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.forthvalley.ac.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000526055.json.