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title: "Soft Market Test - Student Information Systems and Associated Services"
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# Soft Market Test - Student Information Systems and Associated Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-student-information-systems-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02b544). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bishop Grosseteste University: "Soft Market Test - Student Information Systems and Associated Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bishop Grosseteste University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bishop-grosseteste-university-GB-FTS-72053)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKF30
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b544`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-student-information-systems-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02b544#tl-md)

## Description
This is not a call for competition but is a soft market test aimed at gathering information helping to understand further the markets and to inform our specification and potential contracting model. Bishop Grosseteste University is currently exploring a range of options for replacement of its automated student information, records, and curriculum management systems.  The University is keen to explore all  options currently in the marketplace and is requesting expressions of interest to help inform a potential future procurement. The outline business requirements are included in two project briefs which along with the RFI and NDA will after receipt of an expression of interest be forwarded, Expressions of interest should be by e mail to Michael.Hunt@Bishopg.ac.uk to be received no later than 11 June 2021.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** A future procurement might comprise of two (2) Lots. Additional information: The outline business requirements are included in two project briefs which along with the RFI and NDA will after receipt of an expressions of interest be forwarded, Expressi...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011730-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-26T13:14:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:43:41.463Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b544