E&I Contract Group | EI683547
Higher Ed Consulting Services
Optimize your institution’s IT and cybersecurity landscape with our specialized consulting services contracts, tailored for higher education. From enhancing IT infrastructure and streamlining operations to implementing robust cybersecurity measures, these consultants provide strategic insights and hands-on support to drive your institution’s success. Gain access to industry-leading knowledge, customized solutions, and a proactive approach that ensures your campus stays ahead of technological advancements and cyber threats. Empower your institution with the guidance and expertise needed to foster innovation, safeguard data, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Discover how our general consulting contracts can transform your higher education IT and cybersecurity strategies today.
The AArete contract connects E&I members with this professional services firm lending expertise in the areas of financial, administrative, and academic consulting, with strengths in business process transformation, change management, and technology optimization to improve financial performance, process efficiency, sustainability, and supplier diversity.
Contract Highlights
- Proven track record of collaboration with universities nationwide, including campus safety, knowledge management strategy, vendor/procurement optimization, labor efficiency, and more
- Spend Management & Cost Containment: maximize the value of every dollar through strategic cost reduction, utilization management, and efficient resource allocation
- Administrative Transformation: modernize administrative processes, streamline operations, and enhance overall productivity
The CampusWorks contract provides consulting services to transform higher education, improve operations, reduce costs, and position students for success. CampusWorks' professional services team is comprised of senior-level technical and functional experts who have the expertise to take on your institution's toughest strategic, operational, and financial challenges.
Contract Highlights
- Business process optimization
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) support
- Project management
The Civic Initiatives contract offers a range of consulting services that can help make procurement a strategic asset for any educational institution. The company is uniquely positioned to help E&I member institutions resolve challenges faced by business and procurement professionals including planning, project management, strategy development, system implementation, testing, and support.
Contract Highlights
- Certified consultants with extensive public procurement experience
- Comprehensive list of services available
- Preset hourly rates
The Deloitte contract provides a comprehensive suite of IT services related to ERP platforms and implementation, cloud services, cyber security, and AI and analytics. Combining unmatched relationships with vendors and success implementing their products, plus resources and experiences in delivering IT services positions Deloitte to assist members with any IT project need.
Contract Highlights
- Cybersecurity services including cyber assessment, strategy, design, implementation, and operations
- Tech strategy to assess existing IT services, align technology offerings, develop a road map to align to your future vision, establish the right mix of IT oversight and innovation, and ensure your IT organization is rightsized and efficient
- Digital transformation services to identify and transform to scalable, integrated solutions that increase security, protect data, reduce costs, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration
Contract Highlighs
- Design sustainable business models end enhance financial decision making to secure near- and long-term financial health
- Generate savings, drive efficiency, and improve customer service by aligning resources and creating more value across departments
- Transform research support services with innovative operating models and leading technology that improve service to faculty, optimize cost recovery, and mitigate compliance risk
- Access to Huron Research Suite and Huron Research Office solutions.
Contract Highlights
- Strategic planning
- Academic portfolio strategy
- Enrollment strategy
- Organizational and operational transformation
The Slalom contract offers a range of consulting services around strategy, technology, and effective organizational transformation. Slalom has deep expertise in a range of disciplines including cloud computing, data analytics, process automation, financial and human capital management, and more, as well as technology partnerships with AWS, Google, Microsoft, Tableau, Workday, and Salesforce.
Contract Highlights
- Digital strategy
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Change management and process optimization
The E&I Technology Portfolio
Simplify IT Operations
Selecting and purchasing the best technology solutions can be daunting - not to mention keeping up with the ever-evolving trends while staying on budget. E&I’s comprehensive portfolio offers contracts with industry-leading hardware, software, cloud, and service providers dedicated to helping you find the best
technology solutions. We help our members make value-driven IT investment decisions for their unique needs that maximize ROI.
Tailored IT Solutions for Higher Education | Benefit from an expansive technology portfolio curated specifically for higher education, providing IT solutions designed to meet your unique needs and challenges.
Cost Savings and Efficiency | Leverage competitively solicited contracts that offer cost-effective solutions, allowing your institution to maximize IT budget
allocations and achieve significant cost savings.
Streamlined Procurement Process | Simplify procurement with competitively solicited contracts, reducing administrative workload and ensuring compliance with procurement requirements, enabling faster implementation of technologies.
Need more information? Contact your E&I member representative to learn more about E&I's technology contract portfolio.

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