Software programming and consultancy services

Tender description

The University of Wolverhampton wishes to procure and implement a resilient and powerful tool to improve the University’s information capture, management, analysis and exploitation of its research, in support of the University’s Strategic Plan and Digital Strategy. The system must also offer a more effective way to manage the Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission in 2020 / 21 and research information management, improving information capture, management, analysis and the exploitation of research to support the strategic objectives. All correspondence must be via wlv.bravosolution.co.uk. The University of Wolverhampton wishes to procure a Current Research Information System (CRIS). The system must also offer a more effective way to manage the Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission in 2020 / 21. The Qualification section will be assessed on a pass / fail basis in accordance with the standard qualification questions implemented by the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) / Cabinet Office. In addition to the following: — the Tenderer must have a minimum annual turnover of 600 000,00 GBP, — the Tenderer must have a Credit Safe Score of ≥30, — the Successful Contractor must have £5m Public Liability Insurance, — the Successful Contractor must have £10m Employer’s Liability Insurance, — the Successful Contractor must have £5m Professional Indemnity Insurance, Project Specific Pass / Fails; Note you will be excluded if you cannot confirm / meet the following: — the system must have web-based interfaces for all user-facing functions, — desktop browsers must be supported as identified, — you must commit to responding to relevant HEFCE REF and CRIS related requirements, short and long-term, — the confidentiality of information must be maintained, — it must be possible to export data sets, — user rights management, including security, must be possible, — it must be possible to manage authenticating authorities, — help files must be available, — it must be possible to manage system logs, — system administrators must be able to manage users, — users must be able to manage their personal interface and dashboard, — system rollback must be available, — integration with websites and sources must be possible, — it must be possible to output REF data, — the system must provide the required integration with Active Directory Federated Server, — the system must provide the required integration with Agresso Business World, — the system must provide the required integration with Student Management System (Tribal SITS), — the system must integrate fully with the University's Dspace repository - WIRE, — each user must have a personalised dashboard to manage their research and related activities, — users must be able to manage and edit their CV / profile, — the following modules (as separate or combined) must be available with the CRIS: — — Assessment; — — Impact - Records of; — — Research activity summary; — — OA Monitor; — — Reports; — — Statistics; — — Dashboards; — — Annual Collection; — — Publications; — — REF. — the solution must provision new REF specific field for data entry, — REF submission workflow must support approval, sign off and locking for each UoA in the REF submission, — the system must harvest unique identifiers and link them, — the CRIS must recognise ORCiD, — the CRIS must provide reporting capability including predefined reports, — the CRIS must provide HEFCE specific standard REF reports, — it must be possible to manage the following within the CRIS: — — people; — — research outcomes; — — professional activities; — — publications; — — research assessment and compliance; — — management information; — the system must provide a REF module as specified, — the CRIS must allow the research groupings: — — Facutly / Research Institute; — — School; — — Research grouping; — — UoA; — — Staff can be members of any combinations of the groupings, including all. — the solution must be software as a service, — you must hold ISO 27001 Information Security Management Certification, — the solution must integrate with the University ID management solution (ADFS), — you must provide a CRIS solution from implementation onwards, assisting with training, support, migration, project and account management for the duration of the project from the award of the contract to completion of project objectives, — you must be able to deliver the solution to the timeframe specified in the tender documents, — the solution must be a CRIS product, not a bespoke solution.