CWC25142 - Monitoring of School Attendance

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jun 2026 at 08:38

TenderUpdate

24 Dec 2025 at 15:01

Tender

27 Nov 2025 at 13:23

PlanningUpdate

24 Sep 2025 at 12:24

Planning

19 Sep 2025 at 15:31

Summary of the contracting process

Wolverhampton City Council successfully awarded a contract for the monitoring of school attendance under tender ID "CWC25142", with an emphasis on children and young people in care or those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) placed out-of-city. This process involves the efficient collection and analysis of attendance data to ensure timely interventions for absenteeism. The contract was awarded through an open below-threshold procedure to WELFARE CALL (LAC) LTD, a company based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on 1st June 2026, and set to run till 31st May 2029, with a possible extension up to 2030. The procurement, categorized under health and social work services, represents an important initiative within the UK region to address education-related outcomes for vulnerable youth groups.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for SMEs capable of delivering data collection and collation services that integrate seamlessly with education management systems. The procurement was open to competitive businesses, particularly those familiar with statutory compliance related to school attendance and capable of utilizing digital solutions to improve service outcomes. Such tenders enable SMEs to demonstrate capabilities in providing high-quality, responsive services and achieving performance metrics, thus establishing credibility with government authorities and potentially paving the way for future contract opportunities in the educational data service sector.

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Notice Title

CWC25142 - Monitoring of School Attendance

Notice Description

The procurement was conducted using an open below-threshold procedure in accordance with procurement act 23 and the Council's contract procedure rules. Wolverhampton City Council has a statutory duty to monitor the school attendance of children and young people in care placed in out-of-city independent placements, and or children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) placed in out-of-city settings. The overarching aim is to improve school attendance among Wolverhampton pupils placed outside the city by delivering an effective, responsive, and informative service. This will enable the Council to identify and address poor attendance early, ensuring timely intervention in cases of unauthorised absence. The service will deliver a robust and efficient attendance monitoring service that ensures accurate and timely collection of attendance data.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The initial term will be for 3 (three) years, with the option for 1 (one) year extensions.

Planning Information

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is to seek input from potential suppliers within the market, to establish the type of solutions and functionality that is available for a school attendance phone call monitoring solution for Children and Young People Unable to Attend School. The Provider will be expected to monitor the daily attendance of Wolverhampton Children in Care (CIC) and Children and Young People with an EHCP, educated outside the city. This includes contacting schools daily by phone to confirm attendance and notifying carers or social workers if a child is absent without authorisation. The PME will provide an opportunity for Wolverhampton City Council (WCC) to obtain an insight into how potential suppliers might approach the delivery of this service and gain an understanding into the likely level of interest from the market. If you feel that your organisation can contribute to this PME exercise, please complete the questionnaire published on the WCC e-tendering system and submit through it at www.wolverhamptontenders.com/ by 10 October 2025. For information on how to submit your response, please follow this link: https://procontracthelp.duenorth.com/ViewandRespondtoanITTasaSupplier.html Please email AP.QA@wolverhampton.gv.uk if you would like to be notified of any future events, and further information on the dates and scope of additional engagement will be communicated to you in due course. Potential suppliers will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PME and potential suppliers that participate will not be put at an unfair advantage. Potential suppliers must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in any future procurement that WCC may conduct. Any procurement exercise will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Please be aware that we are subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and that potentially any information we hold is liable to disclosure under that Act. For this reason, we would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. Please note that this notice is for conducting a PME exercise and is not a call for competition. It does not formally begin the procurement process or constitute any commitment by WCC to undertake any procurement exercise or form any contractual relationship.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e6e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056444-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£171,052 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£171,052 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£153,749 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
31 May 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV1 1SH
Post Town
Wolverhampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
Wolverhampton West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WELFARE CALL (LAC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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