Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
UK
Contact person: Procurement ICT
E-mail: categorymanager-ict@herts.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://herts.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Student Placement System
Reference number: 24030
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Hertfordshire is looking for the provision and implementation of a student placement system to support the planning and allocation of embedded student placements within the Health and Education Sector. It is intended that implementation of the system will be completed to allow processing of student placements in the 2025/2026 academic year starting in September 2025. This may require the planning aspects to be live some months earlier than this. It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of three years with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Hertfordshire ("The University") is looking for the provision and implementation of a student placement system to support the planning and allocation of embedded student placements within the Health and Education Sector. It is intended that implementation of the system will be completed to allow processing of student placements in the 2025/2026 academic year starting in September 2025. This may require the planning aspects to be live some months earlier than this. It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of three years with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Fit to requirements, Expertise, Implementation
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-016630
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 24030
Title: Student Placement System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Quantum IT Europe Ltd.
7308632
Suite 1120, Floor 11, 3 Picadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BN
Manchester
M1 3BN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 275 300.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/02/2025