The University of Reading is looking for a provider to support us with our online distance learning programmes which will include our Henley Business School.
The University of Reading has a requirement for the provision of Corporate Banking services in relation to itself and its UK subsidiaries. The University requires a banking service which will include the provision and maintenance of up to 10 bank accounts and banking services associated with higher education banking arrangements, including an electronic banking platform for both domestic and international payment initiation and balance/transaction reporting.
As part of the University's on-going feasibility studies into potential development opportunities South of the M4, specialist input is now needed to assist the Commercial, Strategic Estates and Programme Management Teams in reviewing and developing those opportunities as they arise. This is likely to be a flexible role on a call off basis as part of a Core Team of key consultants under the Programme Management Office. Its aim being to rapidly mobilise support consultants as studies / workstreams arise. Works will vary from small standalone studies ending between RIBA Stage 0 and 2, to more detailed input needed to deliver simple site works, to larger commissions such as input into Local Plan Promotions and securing of Outline Planning consents. The chosen consultant will be expected to be able to service all commissions, regardless of scale, in a timely manner.
As part of the University's on-going feasibility studies into potential development opportunities South of the M4, specialist input is now needed to assist the Commercial, Strategic Estates and Programme Management Teams in reviewing and developing those opportunities as they arise. This is likely to be a flexible role on a call off basis as part of a Core Team of key consultants under the Programme Management Office. Its aim being to rapidly mobilise support consultants as studies / workstreams arise. Works will vary from small standalone studies ending between RIBA Stage 0 and 2, to more detailed input needed to deliver simple site works, to larger commissions such as input into Local Plan Promotions and securing of Outline Planning consents. The chosen consultant will be expected to be able to service all commissions, regardless of scale, in a timely manner.
Provision of Works for Road and Footpath Repair and Maintenance and the installation of Telecoms Ducts and Access Chambers for University of Reading campus.
The University of Reading (UoR) requires a cost effective fully comprehensive maintenance service to maintain existing Lifts. The Contractor will need to have the capability to design, install and manage the installation of new Lifts as detailed in the specification.
The University of Reading (UoR) requires a cost effective service to repair and maintain its lift installations. The service will include reactive and preventative maintenance delivered in accordance with the Schedule. The Employer's objectives are to maintain a high level of reliability and availability of its units. This will be achieved by a quality programme of monthly planned maintenance that ensures the units are always kept in good condition. This will be supported by a reactive maintenance service in response to system failures with the emphasis on minimising disruption to the business.
The service will require a resident engineer to provide a reactive and planned maintenance service to support the lifts. The Contractor will need to engage with third party organisations to provide support as part of the service.
Services provided under this Contract shall be sufficient to ensure that the (UoR) conforms to the Health and Safety at Work act 1974 etc.
High-performance, high-resolution powder X-ray diffraction facilities are required for a wide range of solid-state, chemical, physical and materials science applications to support researchers at the University of Reading.
University of Reading is seeking consultancy services for Actuarial, Pensions and Benefits Services.
The successful bidder will have a minimum of 3 years' experience with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) with at least 3 Universities (as their primary Pension scheme).
We require a field emission gun, scanning electron microscope configured with a Ga focussed ion beam, lamellae lift out, cryogenic and heated sample stages, and an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopic capability. The system must be capable of operation as a highly specified cryo FIB-SEM as its primary role in medical and biological research but also have the capability to work on the wide range of samples indicated above in Background Information. The system should include a magnetic field cancelling system (AC and DC) if your site survey indicated that this would be necessary to meet the specified microscope performance if sited in rooms 24 or 25.
The University is seeking a supplier who will build and re-implement a new version of our current CRM solution using Microsoft Dynamics that meets the requirements of the Global Recruitment & Admissions ("GR&A") team he primary focus of this paper is on the current GR&A use of the MS Dynamics CRM system. The initiative is to simplify what is a complicated working environment which is not helped by the current configuration and associated business processes within the MS Dynamics system.
The MS Dynamics CRM system in use by GR&A is the only system available for the recording, management and reporting of a significant volume of pre-application activity with prospective students. As a Tier 1 business-critical system, it supports all facets of university student recruitment and outreach. From application onwards, enquiries are still managed in the CRM system, however the application process and student record management is achieved with a different system, that is integrated into the CRM.
It is the critical data repository and communication tool that enables the management of all pre-application activity; including handling enquiries, prospectus requests, event record management (both in person and digital), Clearing interest, and enabling proactive and continued engagement with potential students through scheduled and personalised marketing email communications, all designed to ensure Reading is seen as a desirable University destination and drive applications across all levels of study, from UK and overseas students.
As a master record of all pre-application activity, the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system is also a critical tool in measuring the impact of our recruitment efforts, most notably through the integration with our system containing application data to show return on investment through the resulting recruitment pipeline.
Over a 15-month cycle, team members from GR&A manage engagement with 45,000-50,000 leads (prospective students) within the CRM system, across Undergraduate, Postgraduate (Teaching and Research), International Foundation and Pre-sessional programmes. In addition, the CRM system is also critical for supporting longer term engagement with students looking for entry in future years, recording initiatives committed to as part of our Access and Participation plan and communicating with parents and other stakeholders in the University application journey, such as teachers and international agents.
Temporary staff to management, deliver and install a specific software platform. The University will require the contracting organisation to project manage the delivery of the platform and the staff they allocate to the undertake the work.
Design + Build building contract to deliver the following:- Build new sports pavilion including all associated infrastructure, foundations and building services.- Fit-Out will be by the Employer.- Asphalt concrete surface course to Vehicle Crossing, Footway and Car Park, including raising the car park manholes to finished levels - Thermoplastic white and yellow lining to car park - Car park lighting .- Resin bound gravel hardstanding to perimeter of pavilion
Provision of Works for Road and Footpath Repair and Maintenance and the installation of Telecoms Ducts and Access Chambers for University of Reading campus.
This Tender applies to works carried out for the University of Reading (UoR) DTS team under the control of the UoR Estates (including their appointed Contractor(s) and their sub-Contractors.) in relation to data, telecommunications’ cabling and other low voltage systems used to make up an intelligent building.
For the purchase of a system for non-invasive preclinical ultrasound imaging. A single system is to be purchased that will permit visualisation of all of the following preclinical models:
• Mouse embryos and zebrafish at resolutions down to 30 µm using an ultra-high frequency transducer (up to 71 MHz).
• Mouse hearts and the vasculature in genetic and drug-induced models of disease at 30 µm resolution using a transducer of 30-40 MHz with a frame rate capable of imaging heart rates of up to 750 beats per minute. ECG-gating is also required for 3D reconstruction of the heart.
• Rat hearts and the vasculature in genetic and drug-induced models of disease (as detailed above for mice) using a transducer of ~29 MHz.
• Mouse or rat brains (requiring a lower frequency transducer of ~22 MHz).
Additional capability is required for upgrading for imaging of pig hearts and the vasculature (requires low frequency transducers of 4-10 MHz) and for photoacoustic imaging.
The system must have the following provision:
• Integrated physiology traces for small animals, including display of ECG, respiration waveform, and body temperature.
• Capability for capturing B-mode and M-mode images, and for analysis of the images to provide data on cardiac and vascular function and dimensions in the above preclinical models (including strain and speckle-tracking).
• Capability for Power Doppler, Pulsed-Wave Doppler, Pulsed-Wave tissue Doppler and colour Doppler for assessment of blood flow.
• Capability for contrast imaging.
The University has published this VEAT notice and intends to award a contract to FUJIFILM Visualsonics Inc. following the expiry of 10 full calendar days after the expiry of this notice.
For the purchase of Centri GCxGC-TOF-MS system for the discovery, profiling, and screening of volatile organic compounds. This equipment has been selected for the ability to allow automated HiSorb immersive extraction. Samples can be stacked and run in sequence, with detachment of probes from the robot arm allowing for the next sample extraction to begin. The robot then recollects the probe and inserts into the platform. The system allows for any injected samples to be recollected onto thermal desorption tubes, facilitating multiple analyses of the same extract. The mass spectrometer features tandem ionisation capability, which allows for generation of mass spectra profiles at two different ionisation energies simultaneously. This allows for increased confidence in compound identification and facilitates structural elucidation and isotope ratios. The entire platform is operated with ChromSpace software, allowing for integrated control of Centri automated extraction, GC injection, flow modulation, flame ionisation detection quantification, mass spectrometer operation, data processing, and statistical analysis.
The University has published this Award notice following the publication of the VEAT notice and expiry of 10 calendar days and has awarded a contract to Markes International Analytical Limited.
The University is seeking to engage with an organisation to assist with its aim of implementing a Catering and Dining services solution. The full requirements and scope of this system are being reviewed in response to the University’s catering and dining change. Both hardware and software solutions are being reviewed at this time. The solution will integrate at times, using the University’s middleware solution, with UoR’s finance, stock, supplier information management, food labelling and Campus Card systems, to provide access to students, staff and visitors with a seamless customer experience.