# The Provision of an Engagement Monitoring Software Solution

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: SEATS SOFTWARE LIMITED
- Award value: £809,995
- Tender value: £809,995
- Award date: 5 May 2023
- Published: 30 May 2023
- Contract start: 5 May 2023
- Contract end: 4 May 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 151a70b0-995f-4ea0-ae23-bcc6f7f67108-649104
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9640e6db-2624-49e9-87c0-6f47ac0540ca

## Description

The University would like to be able to monitor the academic engagement of students, whilst partaking in academic activities on campus, off campus or academic activities whilst working online\. Monitoring academic engagement has also been introduced as part of the new immigration system on 5 October 2020 by the Home Office \(UKVI\)\. The new academic engagement policy requires sponsors \(University of Southampton\) to ensure that all sponsored students are academically engaged for the entirety of their course, including activities they consider would indicate academic engagement such as: • Attending required lectures, seminars, or tutorials • Undertaking required laboratory work • Undertaking research or fieldwork • Submitting essays, assignments and attending examinations The monitoring needs to be simple for students to use and give visibility to the student of academic engagement information being collected\. The university needs to be able collect the data required, use appropriate technology and to be able to report on the data quickly and efficiently\. Our plan is to have the appropriate, technological solution in place for September 2023\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/151a70b0-995f-4ea0-ae23-bcc6f7f67108-649104)