Contract

Student Placement System

  • University of Hertfordshire

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005517

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046bc1

Published 18 February 2025, 10:04am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Hertfordshire

College Lane

Hatfield

AL10 9AB

Contact

Procurement ICT

Email

categorymanager-ict@herts.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://herts.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Student Placement System

Reference number

24030

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The University of Hertfordshire is looking for the provision and implementation of a student placement system to support the planning and allocation of embedded student placements within the Health and Education Sector. It is intended that implementation of the system will be completed to allow processing of student placements in the 2025/2026 academic year starting in September 2025. This may require the planning aspects to be live some months earlier than this. It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of three years with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The University of Hertfordshire ("The University") is looking for the provision and implementation of a student placement system to support the planning and allocation of embedded student placements within the Health and Education Sector. It is intended that implementation of the system will be completed to allow processing of student placements in the 2025/2026 academic year starting in September 2025. This may require the planning aspects to be live some months earlier than this. It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of three years with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Fit to requirements, Expertise, Implementation / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-016630


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

24030

Title

Student Placement System

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Quantum IT Europe Ltd.

Suite 1120, Floor 11, 3 Picadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BN

Manchester

M1 3BN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

7308632

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £275,300


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Crown Commercial Services

Liverpool

Country

United Kingdom