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Social care and education support and financial system

Herefordshire Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 10:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Herefordshire Council bought an integrated software platform to support statutory social care, education and youth services, together with social care finance. The system is intended for use across multiple council directorates and brings together case management, education and youth-service functions, financial management for social care, statutory reporting, workflow management, service integration and management information reporting. This is a software and information-systems procurement. Delivery is in Hereford, Herefordshire, for the council’s services in the West Midlands.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Access UK Ltd. The award date was 1 October 2026, and the contract was formally executed on 6 October 2026. The stated contract commencement date is 1 October 2026, with the contract period running to 30 September 2031. The awarded value is £4,813,662.70. The contract was awarded through the YPO Software Applications Framework 1095. The tender deadline was 4 April 2026 at 12:00. The requirement was for a single integrated platform; no lot breakdown is recorded. The published award information does not set out evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements.

For software suppliers serving local authorities, this award shows demand for an integrated platform spanning social care, education, youth support and social care finance, rather than a single departmental application. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate a comprehensive system that supports case management and statutory service delivery alongside education and youth-service workflows, finance, statutory reporting, service integration and management information. The buyer’s use of the YPO Software Applications Framework indicates that framework access was the route used for this purchase. Suppliers should therefore be able to compete through that framework and evidence the capacity to implement and support a cross-directorate platform for a council. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller suppliers were considered eligible to participate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social care and education support and financial system

Notice Description

Provision of an integrated suite of social care, education, youth support and social care finance systems to support statutory service delivery across multiple directorates. Must form a comprehensive platform supporting case management, education services, youth services, social care finance, statutory reporting, workflow management, service integration and management information reporting. This contract was awarded under the YPO Software Applications Framework 1095. Please note, the contract commencement date was 1 October 2026 and the contract was formally executed on 6 October 2026. Some dates recorded in the structured notice fields have been adjusted to accommodate system restrictions. The dates set out in this section represent the correct chronology.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9a8e8953-a3b5-4cbf-95f7-18f0bf6706c3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9299ea4-deea-4b4b-9625-adcc5aa40c25
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£4,813,662 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,813,662 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 30 days
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
Herefordshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEREFORD
Postcode
HR4 0LE
Postcode Area
Hereford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Electoral Ward
Widemarsh
Westminster Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Access UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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