Technical Advice

Jisc Procureweb offers technical advice on the procurement of IT systems and services to users within Higher and Further Education.

The service is able to offer expert advice on all aspects of technical procurement such as:

Source suppliers

Jisc Procureweb is able to provide advice on effective ways of sourcing suppliers for IT projects. We have a wide knowledge of tendering systems and of existing contracts with suppliers that could save you time and money.

Define system specifications

Jisc Procureweb is able to provide templates and advice that can help in the mapping of user requirements. The service also offers templates and advice on mapping the user requirements into measurable functional specifications.

Software and hosting requirements

Jisc Procureweb is able to offer advice on the types of software implementations that might be required to meet specific needs. We are also able to offer advice on the type of hosting requirements that might be needed to support software implementations.

Data security and management policies

JISC Procureweb can offer guidance and links to information about data security and data protection legislation. The service can also advise on practical steps that can be put in place to help IT solutions meet these requirements.

Service level agreements

JISC Procureweb can offer advice on producing effective service level agreements to ensure that provision is made with IT suppliers for timely responses to errors, emergencies and bugs.

Contract management

JISC Procureweb is able to offer advice on how to work with IT suppliers to make sure that requirements in the contract are met. The team can offer information on putting in place standard monitoring processes and mechanisms for flagging problems when system expectations are not being met.

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