Official UK procurement notice
Student Management Systems and Associated Services
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
Framework for Student Management Systems and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the wider UK including: provision of all software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. Published lot titles: Student Management Systems - Higher Education; Student Management Systems - Further Education Colleges.
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework for Student Management Systems and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the wider UK including: provision of all software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration
Support; Consultancy; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. The framework agreement includes:
Lot1 - Student Management Systems (Higher Education)
Lot2 - Student Management Systems (Further Education Colleges)
The agreement will be open to the members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited) and other UK procurement consortia as listed further below.
- Recurrence: 48 months
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 11 suppliers
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Student Management Systems - Higher EducationRenewalPublished value£44,000,000
Framework for Student Management Systems and Associated Services for Higher Education in the UK.
Potential Services include, but are not limited to:
System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting; Configuration and development if required by Institutions.
Solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments.
This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher
education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members.
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members… ↗
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC);
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW).
Lot #2Student Management Systems - Further Education CollegesRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
Framework for Student Management Systems and Associated Services for Further Education Colleges in Scotland and the wider UK. Potential Services include, but are not limited to:
System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting; Configuration and development if required by Institutions.
Solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments.
This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members.
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members… ↗
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC);
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Student Management Systems - Higher Education | 70% | 30% | |
| 2 · Student Management Systems - Further Education Colleges | 60% | 40% |
- Economic & financial standing
The European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) Section 4B refers.
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: Section 4B 5.1 specifies the minimum levels of insurance which are as follows: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million Product Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million Public Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million Professional Indemni… - Technical & professional ability
Section 4C.1.2 of the ESPD requests at least one relevant example of previous experience from suppliers tendering for this framework contract and/or services carried out within the last three years.
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: For a Pass, Tenderers must have a solution in place within an equivalent environment to the tender Specification. For a Fail, Tenderers seeking to develop a fully bespoke solution will be disqualified. Tenderers who cannot provide evidence…
- Price carries 30–40 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Student Management Systems and Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 11 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months
- First published
- 10 Jun 2022, 11:50 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2022, 11:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ITS1050 AP- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015985- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034516Find a Tender
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Tenderers will be required to submit a Form of tender (Appendix A), FOI disclaimer (Appendix B), APUC Supply Chain Code of Conduct. (Appendix D), GDPR Assurance Assessment (Appendix J), Section 1 of the SCM RP Evaluation Tool (Appendix K), which will be available within the ITT. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20963. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union. Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Jul 2022, 17:30 BST
Timeline
10 Jun 2022 → 20 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published10 Jun 2022, 11:50 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Jul 2022, 17:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sherrif CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.