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SEND funding allocation Software

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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11 Aug 2026 at 20:15

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Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured a cloud-based software service for allocating special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding. The system supports structured analysis of needs recorded in Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), automated SEND funding banding and allocation of SEND top-up funding for children and young people. The requirement is a software supply service delivered for the Council’s local authority functions in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is intended as an off-the-shelf solution rather than a bespoke development, supporting the Council’s assessment and funding-allocation processes. The selected supplier, Imosphere Ltd, is based in Loughborough and provides the software solution for the Council.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, through the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement, Lot 2 Cloud Software. The Council stated that technical reasons meant only one operator could meet its requirements, following a review of available market solutions. Imosphere Ltd was awarded the contract for £88,450 including the published contract value, and the contract was signed on 11 August 2026. The procurement was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded. The individual software lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for specialist cloud software supporting SEND funding decisions. Suppliers competing for a future requirement of this type would need a proven off-the-shelf platform that can analyse the structured needs recorded in EHCPs, translate those needs into funding bands and automate SEND top-up funding allocation. Credibility would depend on meeting the Council’s technical and functional requirements without extensive bespoke development, and on understanding the operational context of children and young people’s SEND provision. Experience supplying cloud software through an established public-sector framework, particularly a route covering cloud software, would also be relevant. The requirement is suitable for specialist education, funding or SEND technology providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEND funding allocation Software

Notice Description

A cloud-based Software solution to support the Local Authority in allocating SEND top-up funding based on children and young people's identified needs within an EHCP.

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), Lot 2 Cloud Software. Following a review of available market solutions, BCP Council concluded that Imosphere Ltd was the only economic operator capable of providing an off-the-shelf software solution that met the Council's technical and functional requirements for the structured analysis of needs contained within Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), automated SEND funding banding and SEND top-up funding allocation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076457-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

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
£88,450 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Imosphere Ltd

Further Information

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