Notice Information
Notice Title
Schools MIS System Renewal
Notice Description
Provision of a borough-wide cloud-based Schools Management Information System (MIS) to support statutory school functions including census returns, workforce reporting, attendance, behaviour, assessment, safeguarding records and pupil data management. The contract has been awarded via direct award under the YPO Framework 1095 to the incumbent provider, Arbor Education Partners Ltd, to ensure continuity of service, avoid operational disruption to schools and maintain existing borough-wide investment. The contract term is four years with optional package upgrades available to participating schools. Maximum total contract value is PS717,772.65.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Following review of available procurement routes, the Authority used YPO Framework 1095 Software Application Solutions and completed a compliant direct award to Arbor Education Partners Ltd as the incumbent supplier. This approach was selected to maintain continuity of service and data, protect existing investment, minimise transition risk, and avoid disruption to schools during the academic year.
Procurement Information
The contract was awarded as a call-off contract under YPO Framework 1095 - Software Application Solutions, which was established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework permits direct award where the relevant conditions and requirements set out in the framework agreement are met. The Authority identified Arbor Education Partners Ltd as meeting the requirements for the provision of a cloud-based Schools Management Information System. The direct award was made in accordance with the terms of the framework and the call-off procedure permitted under the framework agreement. This approach was selected to maintain continuity of service, protect existing investment, minimise transition risk, and avoid disruption to schools during the academic year. Accordingly, no separate prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or on the Find a Tender service was required for this call-off contract. The original framework agreement was previously advertised and competed, and this contract has been awarded under that framework in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068aeb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037699-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72268000 - Software supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £717,772 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH 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
- NORTH TYNESIDE
- Postcode
- NE27 0BY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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