EdICT Consultancy

Educational ICT Consultancy is about...

  • development of an ICT vision for educational transformation
  • ICT development planning and change management
  • ICT training and CPD planning
  • integration of effective, sustainable ICT into day to day learning, teaching, management and administration processes
  • change management and workforce reform issues
  • ICT research projects to inform Educational ICT strategy
  • integrating national Educational ICT strategy and good practice

Technical ICT Consultancy is about...

  • development of an ICT functional, output based, or a technical specification to procure ICT infrastructure or a related service
  • processes for ICT integration and specifying ICT managed service requirements 
    feasibility, affordability and sustainability of the proposed ICT solutions and ensuring that they meet the educational needs of the institution
  • technical support structures and processes required to maintain the ICT systems
    preparing ICT cost estimates and programmes of work, ensuring tight integration with any overall Project and Cost Plans
  • implementation of any new ICT infrastructure, including agreeing snagging lists and overseeing snagging works
  • where there are new buildings or considerable refurbishment, liaising with builders, suppliers, consultants and other relevant professionals to ensure that the ICT system design is tightly integrated with the building and F&E designs.
  • supporting technical aspects of specialist education research and bespoke technology projects.

ICT Procurement Consultancy is about...

  • ensuring procurement processes conform to EU Public Procurement Regulations and legislation
  • drafting procurement documentation (including technical and commercial components of the contract)
  • managing competition processes which may include  competitive dialogue process, ensuring impartiality of specifications, evaluating tenders, and producing summary documents and recommendations
  • managing the contract negotiations and award of the contract(s)
  • establishing contract management arrangements once the award is made.