# Supply of a Health & Social Care Placements Management System

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sheffield Hallam University](/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: OXINET LIMITED
- Award value: £120,000
- Tender value: £150,000
- Award date: 21 August 2018
- Published: 6 February 2019
- Contract start: 3 September 2018
- Contract end: 2 September 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: aab16bdc-d881-490a-b2b9-d8ca3e60ee42-268135
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2827758-0b7b-467f-b011-3bd4dc956ed2

## Description

Sheffield Hallam University \(SHU\) is looking to purchase an off-the-shelf placement management system for the administration of up to 25,000 health and social care placement allocations each academic year\. Sheffield Hallam University wish to source a placement IT system that will support the efficient and effective administration of placements to student, and providers\. We also wish to offer the opportunity for self-service to students, providers, and staff\. We plan to have fully implemented a new system by September 2019\. The aims of purchasing and implementing a placement management system are: • To automate as much of the administration process as possible, reducing the amount of staff time and potential for human error in the process\. • Introduction of reporting to improve efficiencies with the process and to enable early intervention with potential problems and to be better able to forward plan\. • Ability to produce management information and introduce key performance indicators for the first time\. • Ability to have Management Information to inform decision making and strategy development • Ability for students, providers and academic staff to self-serve, view data, enter data and documentation directly into the system\. • Improve the student experience by enabling earlier notification of placement allocations • Enhanced capability to provide accurate and timely communication and information access to all key stakeholders\. This is a 5 year contract opportunity with 2 x 1 year extension periods \(maximum contract term 7 years\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aab16bdc-d881-490a-b2b9-d8ca3e60ee42-268135)