Data Lab Community Platform Licences

Description

The Data Lab requires renewal of its Hivebrite software licences and associated subscription services to ensure continuity of service and to avoid the significant disruption, cost, and delivery risk that would arise from procuring and implementing alternative systems to replicate the same range of functionality. Lot 1: The Data Lab requires renewal of its Hivebrite software licences and associated subscription services to ensure continuity of service and to avoid the significant disruption, cost, and delivery risk that would arise from procuring and implementing alternative systems to replicate the same range of functionality. The Data Lab has used Hivebrite for the last four-years to provide its Community Platform. Over the 4 years, The Data Lab has built the Community Platform to provide a customised comprehensive offering to our 8,000 Community Platform members. The platform is a customisable SaaS community management platform, which includes: - Webinar hosting and promotion; - Events listings and registration; - A jobs board supporting partner and ecosystem recruitment; - News, resources, and community-generated content; - A structured mentoring platform; and - Topic-based and sector-based groups enabling focused discussion, peer learning, and networking. The Community Platform is a vital part of The Data Lab’s business and delivery model for a number of reasons: - The delivery and growth of our Community Platform is a key requirement of The Data Lab’s core funding from SFC; - We have a number of third party “Partners” who sponsor the Community Platform in return for the opportunity to have their branding, events and jobs posted on the platform; and - The Community Platform supports The Data Lab’s other offerings by enabling us to have a network to market our other services to.