Provision of International Student CAS and Conversion Platform

Tender description

The University of Strathclyde (“The University”) requires a dedicated digital platform to support the post-offer journey for international applicants who require Student visa sponsorship. The service must streamline CAS readiness and issuance, visa compliance checks, applicant and agent engagement, document handling, student onboarding, conversion monitoring and associated reporting. It must replace fragmented manual workflows, spreadsheets and email exchanges with secure, auditable and integrated processes. This Contract will include, however, will not be limited to: - Provide a detailed implementation and mobilisation plan including discovery, design, integration, testing and training. - Provide a system covering applicant and agent self-service portals, CAS and compliance workflows, document verification, credibility assessment, communications, secure two-way integration with the University’s core student record system, staff access and security, reporting and analytics, configuration and scalability, and support and service management. The platform should enable reuse of existing applicant information and documents to minimise duplicate data entry and repeat uploads. - Provide a platform that maintains a robust, tested and current business continuity and disaster recovery plan throughout the contract. There may be a Cyber Security assessment required to understand the proposed platforms associated cyber risk. - A robust exit management plan must be agreed to, to minimise service disruption and protect data. Lot 1: The University of Strathclyde (“The University”) requires a dedicated digital platform to support the post-offer journey for international applicants who require Student visa sponsorship. The service must streamline CAS readiness and issuance, visa compliance checks, applicant and agent engagement, document handling, student onboarding, conversion monitoring and associated reporting. It must replace fragmented manual workflows, spreadsheets and email exchanges with secure, auditable and integrated processes. This Contract will include, however, will not be limited to: - Provide a detailed implementation and mobilisation plan including discovery, design, integration, testing and training. - Provide a system covering applicant and agent self-service portals, CAS and compliance workflows, document verification, credibility assessment, communications, secure two-way integration with the University’s core student record system, staff access and security, reporting and analytics, configuration and scalability, and support and service management. The platform should enable reuse of existing applicant information and documents to minimise duplicate data entry and repeat uploads. - Provide a platform that maintains a robust, tested and current business continuity and disaster recovery plan throughout the contract. There may be a Cyber Security assessment required to understand the proposed platforms associated cyber risk. - A robust exit management plan must be agreed to, to minimise service disruption and protect data.. Please note, the information contained within this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is subject to change. The University may decide to conduct further market engagement with interested parties. As such, all interested parties must register their interest no later than 12 noon on 2 November 2026.