Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
Contact
Procurement ICT
categorymanager-ict@herts.ac.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
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