UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

UCLan are considering a procurement in respect of online resources that provide real world engagement with clients for specific student populations in the AHP Sector. This is to prepare students for interaction with health service users prior to their clinical placements, and to enhance their understanding of other roles in the sector. The requirement is potentially for a single online computer-based simulation COTS application that features video footage of real clients that covers four specific disciplines/professions (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and audiology) in one application. The potential provision should be a cohesive platform for interprofessional collaborative learning, which clearly indicates which scenarios are applicable for each profession, and those which are applicable across multiple professions and which allows academic staff to choose cases appropriately both for their own students, but also for IPE opportunities, to facilitate interprofessional learning. Learners must be able to engage with the client and choose how they would interact with them, and there should be the facility for the learner to receive feedback on the choices they have made. Please reply to this notice via the contact details below only if you have a product which meets all of the above requirements.

The University is looking into replacing its current 3d Anatomy viewing platform/ software

Sports Performance Analysis Requirement The School of Sport and Health Sciences runs degree programmes that offer students the opportunity to learn about sports performance analysis. Performance analysis studies are situated as a crucial element of the Sports Coaching, Sports Science and Football Studies degree programmes at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The modules of study for performance analysis are strategically aligned with the university's aim to offer students real world experience with the opportunity to apply skills and competences in applied settings, allowing a greater chance of securing a rewarding career in skilled employment. To support teaching delivery and the strategic aims of the degree programmes, it is essential that appropriate performance analysis software and support is available. UCLan is at the forefront of the university market for performance analysis education and exists in a competitive market. UCLan is accepting tenders for the provision of industry leading software and appropriate support that will equip students with skills and practical competency. It is vital that any provider builds and maintains a partnership that enables the university to work towards being the education provider of choice for aspiring performance analysts and is open to working together to develop technological advancements in the field. It is essential that students are offered the opportunity to access software that assists the partnerships developed by the university with professional sports clubs in the North West of England. This will support the university's aim to improve graduate outcomes and strengthen the market position in recruiting future students. The requirement that is sought by UCLan is for a 2-year contract plus an additional 1-year option to commence imminently. The outline requirement will consist of: Performance analysis software Telestration software Technical support Online video storage Access to video footage from leading sports competitions Access to contemporary data reports from leading sports competitions Opportunity for students to access CPD The software requirement must all be contained within one platform and should be a COTS application ready to immediately deploy. Please do not respond to this notice if your product does not meet the full requirement in one application. To register an interest please respond to the contact details below by 1700 September 8th 2023

The University of Central Lancashire are considering procuring on a three year contract a Programme Language Package. This is a call for Expressions of Interest. Please only respond to the contact details in this notice if you have a product that meets the following criteria: An ability to allow users to use and save user defined machine code to perform computational analysis In built suite of pre-defined functions to perform numerical and operational tasks An ability for a user to write their own functions to perform well defined tasks Graphical outputs, editable and saveable for use with publishing Systems modelling using defined graphical function blocks including mathematics, operations, control and visualisation tasks Collections of physics based function blocks representing pre defined systems, such as electrical machines, power systems, electronic systems, heat systems etc In-built tutorials for users to conduct self paced learning on subjects relevant to engineering Industry recognised certification for completion of short tutorial based courses Ability to operate software in the cloud and remove need for an installed copy specific to a pc Assistance to tutors to create tutorial and assessment problems for learners to access and receive feedback Learners must have access to their own licensed version for free download to their own pc in addition to use of campus PCs serviced by LIS Allow interaction with CAD software such as Solidworks and ANSYS to provide iterative computational solutions, expanding the capability of CAD An ability to interface with external hardware and instruments to allow real world data collection and device control An ability to interface with external hardware and instruments to allow real world data analysis and device control Compatability with MATLAB or translator from legacy MATLAB code

The University is calling for Expressions of Interest for the supply of a broad and extensive range of interactive, 3D, virtual lab simulations in key curricula topics in the areas of, including but not limited, to Biology, Medicines, Chemistry, and other science areas (e.g., Laboratory Safety) and maintain a series of simulations on the platform to be used to aid teaching. Software should provide a simulation-based virtual learning experience for undergraduate students in key curricula topics for all year groups. Instructors should be able to select and easily integrate simulations, as required, to modules on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in UCLan's case Blackboard. Students should be able to easily access and navigate the simulations within a module on Blackboard. The software should provide within-simulation student assessment including Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's) and laboratory reports. Within-simulation MCQs should be contextually relevant, challenging and answered correctly before students move to the next step. The platform should be designed/developed in accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 AA) or equivalent The platform should be free from Operating System restrictions, browser plugins or application installs. The contractual length is likely to be three years with possible extension options. Please express your interest by the closing date on this notice to the contact details shown on this notice.

The University of Central Lancashire is calling for Expressions of Interest in participating in a tender competition for the provision of Lecture Recording Software as a Service and related Cloud-based storage. The envisaged length of contract is 2 years with an optional 1 year extension, and a minimum storage requirement is envisaged as 20TB Content access would be open to all staff and students of the University and accessible on multiple remote devices. Please apply to the contact details below by 1700 BST July 3rd 2023

The University of Central Lancashire is calling for Expressions of Interest in participating in a tender competition forthe provision of Lecture Recording Software as a Service and related Cloud-based storage. The envisaged length of contract is 2 years with an optional 1 year extension, and a minimum storage requirement is envisaged as 20TB Content access would be open to all staff and students of the University and accessible on multiple remote devices. Please apply to the contact details below by 1700 BST July 3rd 2023

The University of Central Lancashire is inviting engagement from suppliers to assist with exploring options for updating its on-premise Unit 4 ERP system and migrating to an externally hosted SAAS platform. The purpose of this exercise is to gain an understanding of the potential costs and benefits of such a project to inform a future proposal. Any such proposal would be subject to the University's decision processes, therefore this exercise implies no commercial commitment and is not a formal tender. Participation in this exercise or otherwise will not prejudice any future procurement. The requirement will be a high-level assessment of the current system to advise on options for migration to SAAS, likely timescales and estimated costs. At this stage the University is only considering options for a Unit4 system and wishes to engage solely with suppliers of Unit4 third party hosted solutions. Suppliers offering consultancy on its own need not respond.

In support of our MSc Mountain Medicine programme in the School of Medicine we require expert teaching in both mountaineering and the safe delivery of clinical care in mountain environments. This programme combines medical and mountaineering training in a highly practical fashion, with much of the course content being delivered in mountainous terrain both in the UK and abroad. We bring in medical expertise from a range of clinicians from across the UK. Alongside this we are using qualified mountain guides who come in to ensure both safety (for university staff and students) and deliver training from their specialist mountaineering expertise. We do not hold expertise in either of these elements in-house. The guides are engaged on a day-by-day basis. Guides are required for approximately 30 guide days per year. We are also in need of engaging a "Lead Guide" who will provide advice and input to the planning and organisation of the programme. This lead guide will also need to be engaged from time to time on a day-by-day basis "just as a guide". The lead guide is required for approximately 100 hours per year. Please note that all figures are estimates provided for guidance only and are not guaranteed, requirements may increase or decrease. Essential requirements are; • UIAGM / IFMGA guiding qualification • Right to work in the UK • Right to work in the European Alps • Ability to work single days and residential blocks in all mountain regions within the UK and in the European Alps If you are interested in a further discussion about this please email using the contact details provided and we will arrange a pre-market engagement event.

Peer-to-peer engagement between current students, staff and prospective students, with current student voice surfaced authentically, thus representing our University and who we are, proves to be a critical tool for building brand awareness, nurturing and conversion of prospects to enrolled students. The External Relations Service within the University is looking to find the right peer-to-peer platform, using our very own current students, that will enable us to engage with prospective students in the most efficient and cost-effective way. This should be achieved right from the start of the student recruitment funnel via maximum possible exposure to help us increase initial brand awareness through to the final stages of recruitment and enrolment. We want the software platform to help us achieve the following: 1) Increase our University brand awareness, acting as a lead generation tool by pushing our student ambassador profiles in front of prospective students when they peruse HE websites, and in particular UCAS (University and Colleges Admissions Service) as well as other major educational portals. 2) Enable us to connect with prospects through peer-to-peer conversations (staff, students) and peer content in a managed way that will assist relevant staff in the service to appropriately monitor and manage the student ambassadors in terms of time spent and quality, enabling the administrators to access conversations and intervene where there is inappropriate content 3) Surface user generated content, and through insights from engagement levels the system to provide content suggestions to student ambassadors and staff for further development 4) Fill prospects' queries through readily available content found on our website (like chatbot functionality) up to the point where the prospect is then matched and triaged to the right ambassador (staff or student) to continue a meaningful further conversation with the prospect. This should provide further efficiency in how ambassadors' time is spent and managed. 5) Surface our student and/or staff profiles as well as content across our website flexibly and in a customised way to drive traffic to conversations with prospective students If this is something that you are able to meet then please send a summary proposal / capability document to nismail4@uclan.ac.uk by the specified closing date

UCLan are considering procuring a campus level indoor/ outdoor mapping tool that is available as a web application and deliverable via Exlibris Campus M mobile solution. It must fully integrate utilising API with Campus M, Banner, Technology 1 - Syllabus Plus, and automated update via FMS and Microsoft teams The building level solution must be able to supply user tailored maps for different user groups specified by campus m. Ability to create different mapping routes inside and outside of buildings for mobility issues. Ability to asset track and trace using BLE, RFID or GPS and to offer room bookings. Please only reply to the contact details below if your product meets all these requirements.