United Kingdom-Wolverhampton: Educational software package – Framework Lead

The current contract for Educational software package – Framework Lead is projected to end on 14-APR-21 and may be available for retender. Virtual Learning Environment.
The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is the University’s primary means of making learning and teaching materials, resources and associated tools available to students. The VLE provides an integrated learning and teaching environment which can enhance engagement with the University’s learning, teaching and assessment processes.
In 2013, the University of Wolverhampton undertook a periodic review of its VLE and concluded that a change of VLE was required. In March 2015, the Corporate Management Team (CMT) approved a project to implement a new VLE as part of an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) transformation programme known as Digital Campus.
The University is now approaching the market to determine available solutions and services; functionality to meet its user requirements for replacing its VLE.
Actively supported and directly assisted by the successful VLE supplier, the University will:
– Establish a new VLE for the University of Wolverhampton by:
1. Making available the new VLE software by Spring 2016 to enable familiarisation and early staff development activities to commence;
2. Implementing the new VLE software with appropriate custom configuration and functional adjustment to be ready for use by a small group of early adopters during Spring/Summer 2016;
3. Appropriately migrating and going live with early adopters delivering whole courses (to be selected) to their students from September 2016;
4. Progressively migrating all other courses/module, materials and users to the new VLE throughout the academic year from September 2016 to September 2017;
5. Decommissioning our old VLE following completion of all migration activities.
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