IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender description

300 000.00. The University is looking to deliver a system that is capable of managing with the existing 22 000 full person equivalent (FPE) students as well as scale for increased usage in the future. The scope of this contract includes a cloud-hosted SaaS solution to facilitate the recording and monitoring of student’s attendance. From the user’s perspective, this will take the form of an app they will be invited to install on their own personal smart device (phone, tablet, etc.) or a browser-based application. The system is expected to be an off-the-shelf product, with a proven track record having been ‘tried and tested’ in UK HE institutions, and be fully functional and robust/reliable. Procurement is expected to be concluded by the end of 2020. A period of design, implementation and testing/debugging will take place in Q1/Q2 2021. The contractor is expected to actively support this activity. Trialling with a suitable cohort of students will take place in Q2/Q3 2021, with the solution expected to be rolled out and fully live for all students across all campuses by the start of the 2021/22 academic year. Due to the technical nature for this requirement, this contract will not be split into lots as this could seriously risk undermining the proper execution of the contract.