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University of South Wales

Student Journey Technical Assurance, Data Archiving And Legacy Admissions Support Services

IT ServicesCPV 72200000
Value£380k
Deadline4 Aug 2026
Published7 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Jul 202611 days leftCloses 4 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@southwales.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ITT Ref: itt_125152

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£380ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

Procurement of a specialist external supplier to support USW's Student Journey Programme (migration from the legacy Quercus platform to Ellucian Banner).

The work spans three workstreams under a single engagement: (1) design of a data archiving and decommissioning framework, (2) development of an object library and data dictionary, and (3) ongoing operational maintenance and support of legacy Quercus admissions automation during transition

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Procurement of a specialist external supplier

Procurement of a specialist external supplier to support USW's Student Journey Programme (migration from the legacy Quercus platform to Ellucian Banner).

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(3) ongoing operational maintenance and support

(3) ongoing operational maintenance and support of legacy Quercus admissions automation during transition.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
063690-2026
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