HE Consultancy DPS
Details
- Buyer
- Jisc
- Topic
- Technical analysis or consultancy services
- Published
- 5 January 2023
- Submission
- 26 February 2026
- Source
- uk:bluelight
Tender description
The Dynamic Purchasing System is being established by Jisc to support institutions through offering bespoke consultancy services by procuring additional skills and expertise to be able to help organisations improve their practice through digital technologies. The DPS offers a range of services which ensure compliance and in-depth specialist knowledge from industry experts. The main outputs will be reports, research data and recommendations. Jisc will be responsible for scoping any project and once agreed with the institution, Jisc will use this to source the experts with the skills and knowledge required through a mini-competition. Once the successful expert is in place, Jisc will support the project through review, quality assurance and evaluation. The purchasing service is split into 3 lots as described below and Suppliers may bid for one/more than one lot. 1 Digital Transformation in Learning, Teaching and Assessment - We undertake consultancy focused on supporting universities with their digital transformation. This involves supporting the development of digital strategies, redesigning curricula, and assessment practice, developing digital capabilities of staff and students and understanding students’ digital experience. 2 Research - We undertake consultancy focused on the development of technical, digital and data infrastructure for research and innovation. Our consultancy services support higher education institutions, research partnerships, sector organisations and research funders. 3 Data analytics - We undertake consultancy focused on data strategy, management and presentation. This involves supporting the development of data strategies and roadmaps; data governance; survey design, management and analysis; reporting and data visualisation; and learning analytics. Lot 64623: Lot 1. Digital Transformation in Learning, Teaching and Assessment We undertake consultancy focused on supporting universities with their digital transformation. This involves supporting the development of digital strategies, redesigning curricula, and assessment practice, developing digital capabilities of staff and students and understanding students’ digital experience. Lot 64624: Lot 2. Research We undertake consultancy focused on the development of technical, digital and data infrastructure for research and innovation. Our consultancy services support higher education institutions, research partnerships, sector organisations and research funders. Lot 64625: Lot 3. Data analytics We undertake consultancy focused on data strategy, management and presentation. This involves supporting the development of data strategies and roadmaps; data governance; survey design, management and analysis; reporting and data visualisation; and learning analytics.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published5 January 2023Current notice
- Completed: Submission date26 February 2026
About the buyer
Jisc provides digital, data and network services to UK higher and further education, and buys as a central body with its own commercial team. Suppliers register free on the Mercell e-tendering portal to view and respond to opportunities. Contracts also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service. A procurement pipeline lists larger contracts expected over the next five years. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems cover network equipment, cloud services and research systems. Member universities and colleges call off these agreements directly, without running their own tender. Regional partners including SUPC, APUC and HEPCW extend this buying power across the sector.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of Jisc's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 71621000 · Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72246000 · Systems consultancy services
- 72300000 · Data services
- 73210000 · Research consultancy services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@jisc.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@jisc.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@jisc.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@jisc.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@jisc.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@jisc.gov |
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