Soft Market Testing Exercise for a School of Business Accreditation Management System

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The University of Southampton's ("University") School of Business is aiming to achieve the accreditation Triple Crown by 2025, accreditations from three of the largest and most influential business school accreditation organisations: • AMBA - The Association of MBAs (United Kingdom) • EQUIS - EFMD Quality Improvement System (European Union) • AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (United States) To achieve this, they must continually record and report on evidence to be used at time of accreditation (which varies between 1 to 3 years depending on organisation). They are seeking to procure some software to help manage the collection and reporting of said data. The University is keen to explore a currently available COTS with suppliers experienced in providing solutions for the management of accreditation data management and application for the named accreditations. Please Note: This early engagement notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement and does not constitute an commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the Soft Market Testing Exercise and a response to this notice does not guarantee and invitation yo participate in this exercise of any future procurement. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this notice and the University will not accept and proposals offered in response to this notice. The University of Southampton is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party in relying to this early engagement notice and/or providing a soft Market Testing Exercise response.