AI & systems integration engineered for UK universities and regulated estates.
Generic AI consultancy fails in environments where data privacy, statutory reporting, and brittle legacy databases rule. We build governed automation tailored to the distinct operational realities of higher education and heavily scrutinised organisations.
Higher Education
Governed automation and resilient system integration for UK universities navigating financial constraints, Clearing volume spikes, and fragmented IT estates. Proven delivery connecting Tribal SITS, Salesforce EDA, and Canvas LMS.
- Admissions & Clearing triage pipelines
- Coursework extensions & mitigation workflows
- Event-driven Salesforce to SITS synchronisation
- HESA & OfS statutory data integrity preservation
Regulated Estates & Enterprise Operations
For organisations with strict data sovereignty, GDPR Article 9 requirements, and mission-critical legacy databases. We implement governed agentic workflows with human-in-the-loop sign-offs and full audit logging.
- Zero-data-retention private LLM deployments
- Role-based access control and tenant isolation
- Document triage and compliance filings
- Controls mapped to Cyber Essentials & ISO 27001
Domain Realities
Why sector expertise matters in enterprise AI
Regulatory Accountability
Higher education data informs HESA statutory returns, OfS conditions of registration, and UK GDPR compliance. Automation cannot be a black box; every state modification requires an audit log.
Legacy Schema Mastery
Student information systems like Tribal SITS:Vision rely on relational schemas developed over decades. Knowing how STU, SPR, and SCE entities interact prevents catastrophic database deadlocks.
Human Oversight Gates
High-stakes academic determinations — such as degree classifications, visa compliance flags, and fee waivers — must never be fully automated. We engineer approval checkpoints into every pipeline.
Sector Questions
Frequently asked questions by university leaders
Why does UK Higher Education require a specialised integration partner?
Universities operate with intricate, mission-critical legacy architectures — primarily Tribal SITS:Vision for student records, paired with modern CRMs like Salesforce and VLEs like Canvas. Generic AI agencies lack understanding of academic regulations, Clearing surges, HESA statutory reporting, and the strict relational data models of student record systems. NetEvolution brings over a decade of verified, hands-on delivery inside UK universities.
Can our university automate workflows without replacing SITS?
Yes. A big-bang replacement of SITS is extraordinarily risky, disruptive, and costly. We build event-driven middleware using Azure Service Bus and governed agentic microservices that connect to SITS via documented APIs and validated staging queues — modernising user and staff workflows while preserving the integrity of your core academic record.
How do you protect sensitive student data under UK GDPR?
All AI models and data pipelines are deployed inside your own cloud tenant (such as Azure UK South) or dedicated infrastructure. We never route student data or proprietary academic IP to public model training endpoints. Sensitive attributes (such as extenuating circumstances or disability data) are protected with least-privilege role boundaries and immutable audit logs.
How does a typical university engagement commence?
We begin with a fixed-scope AI Architecture Review (from £7,500 + VAT) lasting ten working days. We map your current integration bottlenecks across SITS, CRM, and LMS estates, conduct a data protection gap analysis, and deliver a prioritised automation roadmap and scoped pilot proposal.
Begin with a scoped AI architecture review
Ten working days mapping your university's systems, data flows, and operational bottlenecks. We deliver an actionable integration roadmap and risk register with fixed scope. from £7,500 + VAT.