Further competition for the provision of a Discovery Service
1.1 Overview of requirements
1.1.1 The University of West London (UWL) invites you to submit a bid to supply a Discovery Service.
1.1.2 The University of West London is tendering for a Discovery service which will need to be fully implemented by September 2022.
1.1.3 UWL Library Services and Archives is core to the student and academic experience at the University of West London, and supports our institutional strategic focus on developing learners as innovative and creative professionals.
Our library team support a student body of over 10,000 and 1,000 staff in all aspects of library and information provision across two sites with our main Paul Hamlyn Library at our Ealing site and a health library at our Reading site.
Library Services is in the fourth year of our current strategic plan which runs until 2023. Centred within our strategy is developing inclusive, welcoming library services which reflect our University's mission of extending higher education to those traditionally excluded from it.
Two principles are core to delivery of our plan:
• A continuous improvement approach to service development, which alongside year-on-year improvements in customer service has seen us create key performance indicators based on new methodologies.
• Main-streaming of user experience (UX) research, which forms an important basis for our qualitative understanding of our students' needs and expectations of a contemporary library service.
For further information, please visit www.uwl.ac.uk/library
1.1.4 The go live date is 1st September 2022.
1.1.5 The contract will be for 4 years, 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year (+1) subject to satisfactory performance.
1.1.6 The procurement exercise will be carried out in accordance with and subject to the APUC Framework Agreement ITS1028 - Library Management Systems and Associated Services, Lot One.
Except where expressly permitted otherwise, all communication pertaining to this Further Competition process (including any Further Competition Submissions) must be transmitted via "EUSupply", UWL's web-based system, available at https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=uwl Attempts by Bidders to communicate with UWL via any other medium will not be responded to and Further Competition Submissions received through any other such medium will be rejected.
Further Competition for the Provision of Library Kiosks and app
The University of West London (UWL) invites you to submit a bid to supply Library Kiosks and app for item checkout by UWL students.
The University of West London is tendering for Library Kiosks and app which will ideally be fully implemented by September 2022.
The procurement exercise will be carried out in accordance with and subject to the ESPO Framework Agreement350_19 - Library Solutions and Systems Lot One A.
The University of West London (UWL) invites you to submit a bid to supply E-Books to its
Libraries.
1.1.2 UWL Library Services and Archives is core to the student and academic experience at
the University of West London, and supports our institutional strategic focus on
developing learners as innovative and creative professionals.
Our library team support a student body of over 10,000 and 1,000 staff in all aspects of
library and information provision across two sites with our main Paul Hamlyn Library at
our Ealing site and a health library at our Reading site. UWL also has a possible 3rd site
at Ruskin College, Oxford.
Library Services is in the final year of our current strategic plan which runs until 2023.
Centred within our strategy is developing inclusive, welcoming library services which
reflect our university's mission of extending higher education to those traditionally
excluded from it.
Two principles are core to delivery of our plan:
• A continuous improvement approach to service development, which
alongside year-on-year improvements in customer service has seen us
create key performance indicators based on new methodologies.
• Main-streaming of user experience (UX) research, which forms an
important basis for our qualitative understanding of our students' needs and
expectations of a contemporary library service.
For further information, please visit www.uwl.ac.uk/library
1.1.3 The go live date is ideally August to allow orders to be placed before the academic year
begins.
1.1.4 The contract will be for 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years in 12-month
increments (+1+1) subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of UWL.
1.1.5 UWL may appoint the top two scoring suppliers. All orders initially will go to the first
selected supplier, but if they cannot supply a particular title or supply times/licence options
do not meet our needs (for example), then orders will be placed with the second selected
supplier.
1.1.6 The procurement exercise will be carried out in accordance with and subject to the SUPC
Books, E-books, E-textbooks, and Associated Services, Ref: LIB4044 SU
Except where expressly permitted otherwise, all communication pertaining to this Further
Competition process (including any Further Competition Submissions) must be transmitted
via "EUSupply", UWL's web-based system, available at https://uk.eusupply.com/login.asp?B=uwl Attempts by Bidders to communicate with UWL via any other
medium will not be responded to and Further Competition Submissions received through
any other such medium will be rejected
1.1.1 The University of West London (UWL) has placed a Contract Notice in Contracts Finder and invites you to participate in a tender for providing Moving and Handling Training.
1.1.2 UWL provides yearly mandatory moving and handling training for its students on health care courses. The students are provided with clinical experience in our partner Trusts and private and voluntary sector health care environments. The University provides assurances to the placement areas that training is provided prior to the first clinical experience and updates are delivered yearly.
1.1.3 By the end of the training course participants should be able to:
(i) Identify and understand the relevant legislation relating to Manual Handling and the responsibilities it places on employers and employees.
(ii) Understand the relevance of cumulative injury in maintaining a healthy back.
(iii) Understand the key principles of safe moving and handling.
(iv) Adapt this technique to the types of handling carried out at work.
(v) Participate in safe moving and handling techniques.
Tender for the Provision of Moving and Handling Training
The University of West London (UWL) is required to provide mandatory moving and handling training for its students on healthcare courses. The students are provided with clinical experience in our partner Trusts and private and voluntary sector health care environments. The university provides assurances to the placement areas that moving and handling training is provided prior to a student's first clinical experience, and updates to the training are delivered in the student's final year.
UWL is seeking a supplier to deliver the moving and handling training, which must be tailored for UWL's healthcare courses, meet the requirements and standards of various guidance and professional bodies, be fit for purpose and be provided by trainers with relevant HE sector experience and capacity.
Tender for the provision of Examinations Workflow Management System
This opportunity sits within the London College of Music Examinations (LCME). Established in 1887, LCME offer globally recognised qualifications and awards in music, drama, communications and creative media. The current LCME Examination Management System is a comprehensive SaaS platform that supports the following activities via 3 separate systems: - Face to Face Exams - Written Theory Exams - Digital Recorded Exams - Digital Live Exams - Digital Theory Exams - Publications - CRM The system(s) serves a global user base with complex workflows spanning booking, scheduling assessment, certification and reporting. LCME now wish to further streamline and enhance the exam lifecycle and require a system(s) to manage the exam lifecycle from candidate entry through to assessment and award delivery. LCME require a supplier(s) to deliver two interlinked systems: an Exam Management Platform and a Digital Hosting Solution. This requirement is split into 2 lots.