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Attendance Monitoring in Schools

Cheshire West and Chester Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 14:14

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council procured attendance monitoring in schools, described as Welfare Call Group. The requirement falls within software packages and information systems, with the main category being services. Delivery is in England. The council is based at The Portal in Ellesmere Port and is the organisation purchasing the service. The opportunity is relevant to suppliers providing attendance-monitoring technology, school information systems or related welfare-call services. It may also suit businesses that combine software with operational support for schools, particularly smaller enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. The requirement is focused on monitoring attendance and the associated welfare-call activity, rather than general education technology or unrelated school services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The contract was awarded to Welfare Call on 28 August 2026 for £76,760 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The tender submission deadline was 21 August 2026 at 09:00. The procurement method is recorded as “Other”. The award is active. The contracting process covered one requirement rather than separately identified lots. Businesses assessing the outcome should treat Welfare Call as the selected supplier and the published award value as the value of this award. The procurement was conducted as a services requirement for attendance monitoring in schools.

This award provides a clear example of Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council’s demand for school attendance-monitoring technology and welfare-call provision. A future competitor would need a reliable software platform capable of supporting attendance information and the related welfare activity for schools in England. The requirement is suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, so a smaller specialist provider can be commercially relevant if it can demonstrate dependable delivery at comparable public-sector scale. Strong prospects would include suppliers with established school-sector systems, practical processes for responding to attendance concerns, secure handling of education data and the operational capacity to support the council throughout the service period.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Attendance Monitoring in Schools

Notice Description

Welfare Call Group

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-80904e73-e8b7-47cd-942d-2bf879c2b5ef
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/263c0875-30e6-4a83-9cd0-79816aca7aa2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£76,760 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£76,760 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks 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
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Welfare Call

Further Information

Notice Documents

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