Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Nottingham
King's Meadow Campus
Nottingham
NG7 2NR
Contact
Elena Taylor
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF14 - Nottingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofnottingham
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
1796 ET - Student Engagement and Attendance Software Solution
Reference number
1796 ET
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 Nottingham (UoN) is seeking to develop an approach to monitoring engagement and attendance of students. In addition to enhancing student engagement capability, it is also necessary for the UoN to meet its statutory and legal obligations (for example: Home Office requirement for universities to monitor the attendance of Tier 4 visa students). The UoN is currently exploring all potential solution options including conducting a preliminary market consultation evet(s) to engage with the market. The UoN has a student population of around 34,500. The UoN workforce impacted is around 1000 – 2000 subject to the solution. The UoN is seeking a software solution that may comprise of one or more components to fulfil the overall functional requirements.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF14 - Nottingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Nottingham (UoN) is seeking to develop an approach to monitoring engagement and attendance of students. In addition to enhancing student engagement capability, it is also necessary for the UoN to meet its statutory and legal obligations (for example: Home Office requirement for universities to monitor the attendance of Tier 4 visa students). The UoN has a student population of around 34,500. The UoN workforce impacted is around 1000 – 2000 subject to the solution. The UoN is seeking a software solution that may comprise of one or more components to fulfil the overall functional requirements as stated below.Functionality Requirements- Capture physical attendance at a learning session- Capture online engagement using tools such as Teams (online learning sessions), Moodle (VLE), Echo (Lecture Capture), and submitted assignments- Capture Student Absence- Capture of student interventions and outcomes- Data capture subset and reporting to meet statutory obligations for V&I - Analytics dashboard on attendance and engagement including:o Sessions attended and not attendedo Cohort comparisonso Intervention history and successo Tutor viewo Student viewo Wellbeing team viewo Visa & Immigration viewThe UoN is exploring all potential solution options including conducting a preliminary market consultation evet(s) to engage with the market. The preliminary market consultation event(s) shall take place virtually and date/time shall be confirmed between interested parties and the UoN. Submission deadline: by 17th June 2022, 16:00. For full details on the preliminary market engagement event(s), see Section VI: Complimentary Information, Additional Information.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The UoN shall be conducting preliminary market consultation event(s). The preliminary market consultation event(s) shall take place virtually and date/time shall be confirmed between interested parties and the UoN. For further details and to register an interest in attending one of the events (maximum two individuals per organisation) please register your organisation’s details on In-Tend, the UoN's electronic tendering portal: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofnottingham Once registered, please log on and select "Tenders", then "1796 ET - Student Engagement and Attendance Software Solution". Organisations shall be required to express an interest in this specific exercise before being contacted through the electronic tendering portal with further information, including confirming a time slot for one of the event(s), a final Agenda and share a Microsoft Teams link for attending virtually. It is the UoN intention to hold virtual preliminary market engagement event(s) between 13th - 24th June 2022.Expression of interest deadline: by 17th June 2022, 16:00. This/these event(s) is/are intended to facilitate early market engagement only and is/are not a call for competition. The UoN shall not be held liable for any costs whatsoever resulting directly or indirectly from participation in this/these events. This PIN is issued to provide and gather information only. The information contained within this PIN, or in any communication made between the UoN and any organisation (in relation to this requirement), must not be assumed as creating a contract or agreement. Additionally, the estimated date of publication of the contract notice (as detailed at Section II.3) has been provided as an indicative date only and may be subject to change or be not applicable depending on the UoN decision on how to procced with the requirements and the procurement routes.