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Education Services System

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING

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09 Sep 2026 at 22:42

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Havering procured an education services system supporting statutory and operational functions including school admissions, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding, early years funding and the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). This is software and information systems provision, rather than a construction or frontline education service contract. Delivery relates to Havering’s borough-wide education service and its primary and secondary schools. The system is described as critical to the continued delivery of these functions. The selected supplier is Access Group Ltd, trading as Access (Synergy), a large UK-based software provider. The requirement therefore suits suppliers with education-management software, statutory funding, admissions, safeguarding and public-sector systems capability.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in an active award to Access Group Ltd. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 for £861,104.38 including the stated contract value currency of GBP. Havering used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, making a direct award through the VAS framework. The published rationale says market research identified Access (Synergy) as the best-value provider; alternatives were rejected because migration would bring prohibitive costs, operational disruption and extensive retraining across Havering’s primary and secondary schools. The procurement had one lot, assessed on price, with one bid recorded. The lot is marked cancelled, while the related award and contract are recorded as active.

For a supplier competing when this requirement next returns to market, the award demonstrates demand for a borough-wide education system embedded in statutory services rather than a standalone school application. Credible competitors would need to support admissions, SEND funding, early years funding and multi-agency safeguarding workflows in one operational environment, with dependable integration into council and school processes. The rationale also shows that transition risk matters: suppliers would need a credible migration plan, manageable implementation disruption and effective training for primary and secondary school staff. Evidence of delivering comparable local-authority or education systems, maintaining continuity of critical services and supporting a substantial school user base would strengthen a future proposition. The evaluation used price, so competitive whole-life value would also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education Services System

Notice Description

The system is critical for functions including School Admissions, SEND funding, Early Years funding, and the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award a new contract via the VAS framework to ensure the continued delivery of statutory education services.

Procurement Information

Market research identified Access (Synergy) as the best value provider. Alternative options were rejected due to the prohibitive costs and operational disruption associated with migrating to a new system, which would require extensive retraining across the borough's primary and secondary school sectors.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f615
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085586-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£861,104 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days 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
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROMFORD
Postcode
RM1 4GR
Postcode Area
Romford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Havering
Electoral Ward
Marshalls & Rise Park
Westminster Constituency
Romford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Access UK Ltd

Further Information

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