The University has in place existing strategies for learning and teaching which highlight commitments to enhance the campus-based student experience whilst supporting careful growth in distance learning. In the context of technology enhanced learning, the emphasis is on enhancing the experience of students through the development of material and activities which facilitate a student-centred approach to learning and teaching, and greater flexibility in the accessibility of learning resources, such as through mobile devices.

The University is seeking to renew its central e-learning provision with a view to identifying a solution that will be fully operational from October 2015.

The University seeks a solution that will enable the University to provide world-class opportunities for online learning for students, staff, collaborative partners and the external community. The solution should support the full spectrum of online learning functions, ranging from natural and elegant ?information repository? provision for high quality content resources, through to powerful learning support tools that may support academic collaboration and student-led learning. The solution will be ?mobile ready? and have the flexibility to adapt to future needs and should provide users with an intuitive and efficient interface with contemporary web-design controls. It will support seamless integrations with other business systems and learning applications, as well as providing multiple entry points for different user groups and communities.

This procurement exercise is for the purchase of the software and the installation, training and on-going service of the system.

The University envisage awarding a four year contract. The actual contract period may vary and will not be confirmed until the tender stage.

Further details will be provided at the tender stage.