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Attendance and Attainment Monitoring

Cheshire East Borough Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 16:01

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council procured a software solution and information system for monitoring the attendance and attainment of children and young people cared for by the Council who attend schools or other education settings. The service covers data collection from schools and education providers inside and outside Cheshire East. It must maintain a database containing information about each child or young person, their social worker, education setting and carers; record morning and afternoon attendance; and obtain attendance information from alternative providers where education takes place off-site, subject to agreement with the home school and Virtual School. Individual records must use Department for Education attendance terminology and coding, remain accessible in real time, and alert carers or social workers to unexplained absence, prioritising cases involving increased risk.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. Cheshire East Council used a direct award approach because it expected a framework call-off but obtained a more competitive price directly. The requirement was evaluated on price alone. The contract was awarded to Welfare Call LAC Ltd, with one bid recorded. The award is active and the contract was signed on 1 September 2026 for £155,750. The award relates to the attendance and attainment monitoring requirement; the associated lot is recorded as cancelled. The procurement record gives an award date of 14 September 2026. The contract value is stated in pounds sterling, and the contract period is not stated.

This requirement is relevant to suppliers developing or operating education, social care and safeguarding software, particularly systems that integrate attendance information from multiple schools and education providers. Credible capability would include maintaining secure records for children in care, linking children with social workers, carers and education settings, and handling data from providers both within and outside the council area. Suppliers would need to support morning and afternoon session tracking, off-site education checks and Department for Education attendance codes. Real-time access and automated alerts for unexplained absence are central requirements, including risk-based prioritisation so that urgent cases are identified quickly. Experience delivering reliable monitoring tools for councils, schools, virtual schools or safeguarding teams would strengthen a competing offer when this type of requirement is next reviewed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Attendance and Attainment Monitoring

Notice Description

Award of contract The attendance and attainment of children and young people is collected by the solution for CEC for people cared for by the Council who attend schools, or other places of education. This will include data collection from schools and providers both inside and outside of Cheshire East. It is mandatory to: - > Produce & maintain a database of cared for children and young people. As a minimum this should include social worker, education settings and carers information based on data provided by Cheshire East Council > Establish the child's or young person's attendance for both morning and afternoon sessions. > Where children or young people are educated off-site, contact to be made with the alternative provider to check the child or young person's attendance there, subject to agreement with the home school and the Virtual School. > Maintain individual attendance records for each child, using the standard nomenclature and coding for attendance as used in schools as described by the DfE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance > These records should be accessible at all times, in real time. > Alert carers or social workers of any child or young person who has unexplained absence within the duration of the session when the absence occurs, with a system for prioritising those children whose absence places them or others at an increased risk.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The attendance and attainment of children and young people is collected by the solution for CEC for people cared for by the Council who attend schools, or other places of education. This will include data collection from schools and providers both inside and outside of Cheshire East. It is mandatory to: - > Produce & maintain a database of cared for children and young people. As a minimum this should include social worker, education settings and carers information based on data provided by Cheshire East Council > Establish the child's or young person's attendance for both morning and afternoon sessions. > Where children or young people are educated off-site, contact to be made with the alternative provider to check the child or young person's attendance there, subject to agreement with the home school and the Virtual School. > Maintain individual attendance records for each child, using the standard nomenclature and coding for attendance as used in schools as described by the DfE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance > These records should be accessible at all times, in real time. > Alert carers or social workers of any child or young person who has unexplained absence within the duration of the session when the absence occurs, with a system for prioritising those children whose absence places them or others at an increased risk.

Procurement Information

Would have called off a framework agreement, however a more competative price was obtained with the supplier directly.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f978
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087013-2026
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
SME

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
£155,750 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
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
Cheshire East Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW1 2JZ
Postcode Area
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD6 Cheshire
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Welfare Call

Further Information

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