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Attendance monitoring for SEND (SSA & Post 16)

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 10:23

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Summary of the contracting process

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned a cloud-based attendance monitoring service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), covering statutory school-age and post-16 cohorts. The requirement also includes data analytics and business intelligence services to support the council’s monitoring and use of attendance information. This is an IT and data services requirement, delivered for the council in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The service combines a hosted monitoring platform with analytical capability, so it is relevant to providers able to supply both attendance-management technology and supporting data services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Welfare Call. The council used a direct award procedure. The award was made on 31 August 2026, for £102,633. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The tender’s stated submission deadline was 20 October 2026. The published procurement value was also £102,633. The requirement was treated as a single service rather than divided into lots. The procurement records the service as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No separate evaluation criteria are described in the available process details.

For suppliers considering comparable work for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for a combined attendance-monitoring and data-intelligence service focused specifically on SEND statutory school-age and post-16 learners. A credible competitor would need to provide a cloud-based platform that can monitor attendance across both cohorts, alongside data analytics and business intelligence capability that helps the council interpret and use the resulting information. The council selected a large supplier through a direct award for this requirement, indicating the route used for this purchase; the procurement does not set out technical accreditation, staffing, capacity or experience thresholds. Providers with an established attendance solution and the ability to deliver dependable analytics for local-authority SEND services are closest to the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Attendance monitoring for SEND (SSA & Post 16)

Notice Description

Provide cloud-based attendance monitoring for SEND statutory school age and Post-16 cohorts, together with Data Analytics & Business Intelligence services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-10b8876e-2605-4200-be5d-e6973bb7ec31
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bde0a712-11f0-42a5-b00d-530160aa4dad
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£102,633 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£102,633 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Welfare Call

Further Information

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