Tender for Academic Writing and Literacy Support Service
The requirement is for an online academic writing and literacy support service.
United Kingdom-Coleraine: Higher education services
2018/S 226-517255
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2870123542
E-mail: m.sharples@ulster.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKN
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Academic Writing Support Service
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The requirement is for an online academic writing and literacy support service. The service should be equitably available to all Ulster students and will allow students to avail of both synchronous and asynchronous academic writing and literacy support. The service must connect students with adequately trained support providers to give Ulster confidence that the service is suitable for a UK Higher Education context. A quality assurance process must be in place to ensure that service levels are consistent and maintained.
Technically, the service must be a proven hosted and managed solution in a scalable environment with the ability to enhance capacity when necessary. The system must be integrated with existing VLE systems in the University, currently Blackboard Learn. The service should be capable of integrating, through standards based methods, with other VLE solutions.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The requirement is for an online academic writing and literacy support service. The service should be equitably available to all Ulster students and will allow students to avail of both synchronous and asynchronous academic writing and literacy support. The service must connect students with adequately trained support providers to give Ulster confidence that the service is suitable for a UK Higher Education context. A quality assurance process must be in place to ensure that service levels are consistent and maintained.
Technically, the service must be a proven hosted and managed solution in a scalable environment with the ability to enhance capacity when necessary. The system must be integrated with existing VLE systems in the University, currently Blackboard Learn. The service should be capable of integrating, through standards based methods, with other VLE solutions.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The Contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for up to 24 months.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.4.1)Review body
Coleraine
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: