Confirmit Horizons Software as a Service (SAAS)

A Contract Award Notice
by HIGHER EDUCATION STATISTICS AGENCY LIMITED (HESA)

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £835K

Sector: TECHNOLOGY
Published: 13 Jan 2022
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Higher Education Statistics Agency Cheltenham

1 supplier

Confirmit London

Description

HESA has entered into a 3 + 2 year contract with Confirmit Ltd (“Confirmit”), for Confirmit to provide Horizons software a unique software as a service required by HESA for the purposes of undertaking surveys. Confirmit’s Horizons software is both an online web survey and a Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) platform. Included within the contract will be the provision of professional services including integration and setup.

Total Quantity or Scope

Confirmit’s Horizons Software is unique Software as a Service as it is both an online web survey and a CATI platform that has proven ability to process and manage large numbers of survey respondents. The use by HESA of an integrated CATI and web interface is vitally important to HESA and is critical to the success of the surveys to be undertaken by HESA because it will enable HESA to seamlessly move completion of surveys between a CATI and a web interface and no other platform known to HESA provides this seamless service. It also enables HESA to optimise call centre services by supporting integration with call diallers, providing progressive and predictive dialling patterns. It also provides HESA with real-time agent supervision. Confirmit’s Horizons Software is also unique in that it meets HESA’s specific requirements to be able to define, sequence, support, manage and oversee the sending of very large volumes of emails and SMS messages and the making of telephone calls. Confirmit’s Horizons Software is ISO27001 certified and complies with HESA’s data protection and information security requirements.

Award Detail

1	Confirmit (London) Confirmit Horizons Software as a Service (SAAS) Reference: 001012-2022-1-1 Value: £835,283

Award Criteria

price

CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Legal Justification

Confirmit’s Horizons software is a unique Software as a service which is only available in the UK from Confirmit. Confirmit are uniquely placed to fulfil the requirement of the procurement with their Horizons software which is the only product found to meet HESA’s specific requirements.