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        <title>Student Engagement Analytics System</title>
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          <p>This notice sets out the University of Essex intention to award a contract to Kortext for the provision of a Student Engagement Analytics system.</p>
          <p>The University has been using the Stream software since 2017</p>
          <p>The system is the University&#039;s student engagement analytics platform used to support student engagement and retention. The contract is for provision of software including support and maintenance and any essential upgrades</p>
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          <p>It is an essential part of the University&#039;s infrastructure which is intrinsically integrated with numerous business-critical systems.</p>
          <p>Changing such a core system would significantly impact operational activities and involve substantial change at a time when the University is already undertaking a major, complex digital transformation programme.</p>
          <p>The University has decided to continue with the current system until the digital transformation has been completed in order to optimise spend and resources.</p>
          <p>Therefore, at the present time it would be impossible for the University to procure an alternative provider to provide the full range of services without detrimentally impacting the wider operations of the University.</p>
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