Software package and information systems

Description

The Open University (OU) has tendered for a data management platform to be delivered as a Software as a Service (Saas)/cloud based solution, including support and maintenance. The platform must be capable of delivering the following core competencies: Data quality, data governance, metadata and master data and must be delivered as a single integrated environment. The solution may scaled up and be rolled out further across the OU subject successful implementation. The contract is for an initial period of 3 years and may be extended by the OU for further periods up to a maximum of 10 years in total at its discretion. We also require support and technical expertise to help implement the solution. The Open University is seeking to create a data management capability delivering services in the areas of data quality, data governance, metadata and master data management. These requirements must be delivered as a single integrated environment and be capable of delivery in a phased approach. The minimum capabilities will be delivered in phase 1 (financial year Aug 2020 – Jul 2021) are data quality and data governance. Ideally, we would also like to deploy metadata management at the same time and within the budget envelope. The MDM component is a wider change programme that is being considered and we require an option to purchase this component via this contract once the master data strategy is approved. Currently our view is that delivering the MDM capability will be in Phase 2 (financial year Aug 2021 to Jul 2022) of the programme, although we reserve the right to pull this forward should the budget allow. If Bidder’s proposals are cost effective, then the OU may be able to purchase this in phase 1. Alongside this implementation the OU is building out a data analytics environment through Microsoft Azure and it is vital that the solution implemented can integrate with this platform, and it would be ideal if it can operate on the Azure Public Cloud with appropriate user access and data privacy as core building blocks.