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Summary of the contracting process

The Isle of Wight Council is overseeing a procurement process for the development of an Attendance Monitoring system for a Virtual School, focusing on IT services such as consulting, software development, and support. This initiative falls under the services category and seeks to aid in the monitoring of attendance for children with social workers and those in kinship care. This contract update, tagged as an award and contract modification, highlights an additional cohort in response to updated Department for Education guidance. The contract's initial start date was 1st September 2023, with an end date slated for 31st August 2026, located in the region UKJ34. The modification increases the contract value by 15%, amounting to £70,234. The procurement stage is in the award update phase, facilitated through a call-off from the GCloud framework.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced in developing and managing information systems for the public sector. Companies like Stat Solutions Ltd, the awarded supplier, are well-suited for this contract, offering software packages and information systems expertise. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with capabilities in creating cloud-hosted management systems could leverage this opportunity to expand their portfolios by contributing to educational outcomes and improving data-informed strategies for vulnerable children. The secure system requirement aligns with the Isle of Wight Council's objectives to fulfil its statutory duties, creating a stable, long-term collaboration opportunity until the contract's conclusion in 2026.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Attendance Monitoring for Virtual School

Notice Description

Lot Information

Attendance Monitoring for Virtual School

In accordance with Promoting the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care arrangements: virtual school head role extension(July 2025) and Working Together to Improve School Attendance (August 2024), IOW Virtual school requires a secure, cloud hosted, Information Management System that will enable the services to regularly monitor the attendance of children with a social worker in the last 6 years in order to improve educational outcomes. The system will enable the LA to meet the responsibilities detailed in the guidance, due to become statutory through the Wellbeing Bill in 2026) to improve the attendance and outcomes of this vulnerable cohort through targeted and data informed strategies and approaches. The addition of children with a social worker ever 6 is in response to department for education guidance updated in July 2025 and due to become statutory through the wellbeing bill in 2026. We are proactively looking to develop process and practice to ensure we meet the needs of children, and out statutory duty. The modification is just to add an additional cohort of children to an existing contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062624-2025
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
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£70,234 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Isle of Wight Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
PO30 1UD
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ34 Isle of Wight
Delivery Location
TLJ34 Isle of Wight

Local Authority
Isle of Wight
Electoral Ward
Newport Central
Westminster Constituency
Isle of Wight West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Stat Solutions Ltd

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