Soft Market Testing: Student Information Systems

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The University of Southampton is currently exploring a range of options to enhance the current and future state of its student information system. The current system acts as the primary source and hub of student information. Whilst the system has proven to be resilient and robust, it has over time been significantly modified to meet the stakeholder and compliance needs, as a consequence the bespoke technical developments no longer enable the delivery of transformation at the speed, agility and user experience Southampton University stakeholders expect. The University is engaging with the market to explore all service model options that may be available and interested parties are invited to attend a Soft Market Testing event. Lot 1: The University of Southampton is currently exploring a range of options to enhance the current and future state of its Student Information System (SIS). The current system acts as the primary source and hub of student information. Whilst the system has proven to be resilient and robust, it has over time been significantly modified to meet the stakeholder and compliance needs, as a consequence the bespoke technical developments no longer enable the delivery of transformation at the speed, agility and user experience Southampton University stakeholders expect. This project aims to assess what software and delivery models are available in the market to assist in building a long term strategy for the SIS. The University is keen to explore on-prem, managed cloud and SaaS solutions to enable a complete view of what is available. An indicative value of this project is in the region of £15,000,000 The University is keen to explore all options that may be available in the marketplace and interested parties are invited to complete and return a questionnaire and attend a Soft Market Testing event to demonstrate their systems. The deadline for the receipt of completed questionnaires and requests to attend a Soft Market Testing event is 12:00 (Noon) 5th January 2022. Information received as part of this soft market testing exercise shall be used to help shape the University's final strategy and scope of any resulting procurement process. Please Note: The University is conducting this soft market testing exercise to allow interested parties, with appropriate experience, to outline their views and provide impartial information to the University with no commitment to themselves or the University. This is not a call for competition at this stage.