Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-08
Buyer: Jisc Services Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72260000: Software-related services | 72268000: Software supply services
Submission deadline: 2016-04-20

Technical requirements: Kingston University are currently deploying an IT strategy to transform and modernise the University's IT capabilities. One of the projects that form part of this strategy is the Shared Data Migration Project — Follow Me Data Solution.
The Follow Me Data solution is about providing students and staff (users) a better service in accessing their data from any device, any time, and from anywhere in the world.
Currently, access to data is restricted and the only method by which users can access data on their own device is via the KU portal (go.kingston.ac.uk) or remotely (virtual desktop). Otherwise, users must be onsite at a KU managed device.
The aim of Kingston University is to find a solution that will provide a dynamic, secure and device independent data access using a concept known as Follow Me Data (FMD), contract period 5, plus2.
Kingston University are currently deploying an IT strategy to transform and modernise the University's IT capabilities. One of the projects that form part of this strategy is the Shared Data Migration Project — Follow Me Data Solution.
The Follow Me Data solution is about providing students and staff (users) a better service in accessing their data from any device, any time, and from anywhere in the world.
Currently, access to data is restricted and the only method by which users can access data on their own device is via the KU portal (go.kingston.ac.uk) or remotely (virtual desktop). Otherwise, users must be onsite at a KU managed device.
The aim of Kingston University is to find a solution that will provide a dynamic, secure and device independent data access using a concept known as Follow Me Data (FMD), contract period 5, plus2.
Enable users to access and share data on all popular device platforms, from any location in the world.
Provide the ability to securely share files/folders with users internal and external to KU, allowing an effective real-time collaborative way of working in sharing information.
Provide advanced features for uploading, editing and managing documents, allowing the individual user for greater self-management of data.
Provide a common and standardised means of storing, sharing and managing data, for all KU staff and students, as a result, allowing standardised KU support processes.
Reduced power consumption and usage of printers, due to users being able to access and view their data and collaborate directly on their devices, from anywhere.
Reduced cost in KU data storage, as data will reside in the ‘cloud’, externally hosted by a solution provider.
This notice is issued under The Janet Sync and Share Purchasing Service Which is a Dynamic Purchasing Service. Kingston University will be running a mini competition for the services detailed above via the Janet Sync and Share Purchasing Servce and any suppliers wishing to join the service has until the date given in IV.2.3) to submit a response to the indicative tender which can be found on the Janet DPS portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/janet/aspx/Home