II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKE42
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Leeds Trinity University (LTU) is in the process of introducing Nursing and Allied Health Professions and Social Work degrees into its course curriculum. A key requirement of these degrees is for students to be allocated placements (practice placements) across multiple NHS Trusts and Private, Independent and Voluntary Organisations (PIVOs). The University is seeking to implement a placement management system to support the management of practice placements. 
    This procurement seeks to appoint a partner to deliver an already established, practice placement management system that enhances the work of the Practice Placements Team at LTU and supports the accurate and secure recording and reporting of data in line with the requirements of NHS England. 
    The procurement seeks to: 
    - Deliver an intelligent placement management system that offers the most efficient and effective management of practice placements for LTU Nursing, Allied Health and Social Work students.   
    - Deliver a placement management system that integrates with key systems, including Active Directory, SITS and PARE. 
    - Deliver a placement management system that has the flexibility to scale up and down to accommodate changes in student numbers. 
    - Deliver a GDPR compliant solution that also meets the Web Content accessibility Guidelines 2.2 A and AA requirements and is therefore compliant with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.  
    Instructions and accessing the tender documents:
    The procurement will will be conducted exclusively via the university's e-tendering website, where all documentation can be found and downloaded:
    https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/members/leeds-trinity-university/
    Accessing an Opportunity via the university's e-tendering website:
    Once you have created a supplier profile, to respond to an opportunity, click 'Response Manager' or 'View Invites and Responses'. You will then be presented with a list of all
    opportunities your organisation has previously worked on and will be given the option of viewing current invites or entering the access code to begin responding to a new opportunity.
    Notes:
    Project: ITS079LTU Student Placement Management System - Nursing and Allied Health Care
    Access Code: SEQNN8YEF7
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
    II.2.6) Estimated value
    Value excluding VAT: 
			260 000.00 
			  GBP
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 36
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                
    Description of renewals:
    Tenders for a superseding arrangement will likely be invited 6 months before the expiry of this agreement.
    II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
    II.2.10) Information about variants
    
            Variants will be accepted:
            
              No
            
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              Yes
            
    Description of options:
    1. The intended duration of the agreement is three years.
    2. Following the initial term, the university reserves the right to further extend the agreement by 2 periods of 12 months, subject to ongoing requirement and supplier performance.
    II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
    
            The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
            
              No