Educational software package

Tender description

This notice is for prior information only, but may be used to shorten tender time limits at the discretion of the University of Surrey. The University of Surrey seeks a supplier of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) services. The University wishes to appoint a supplier to support and improve its provision of online content, online assessment and collaboration methods. It is expected that the VLE will enable students to learn and work in a flexible way from any device in any location. A key element of the supplier's functions will be to ensure that critical University systems, such as ‘Turn-It-In’ are fully integrated, up to date and compatible with the University's cloud based storage solution, as well as any future solution adopted by the University following technological improvement and development. The University is seeking to appoint an IT supplier to provide services in support of the VLE for an initial period of 60 months, with the possibility of extending this period on two further occasions of 60 months duration per extension. The University expects the successful supplier to work with the academic and central services communities to understand their processes and systems in order to build interfaces where appropriate and to support the migration and creation of content in the new VLE. A key requirement is that the VLE must be simple and straightforward to use, both in terms of the processes put in place and in terms of the ease of use of the system. The new VLE must be provided through a Cloud-based system.