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SOL Governor Service Stsytem 2024

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 16:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council procured a management information system for managing governors and trust boards across maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trusts. The system supports the council’s Governor Services function, including facilities and training administration. The requirement covers schools in Solihull and is classified as software packages and information systems. The council is the public-sector buyer, with delivery centred on Solihull. The service is relevant to suppliers providing governance, school administration or education-sector management information software, particularly platforms that can support different school types and trust structures within one council-wide service. The requirement is for a software system rather than construction, physical goods or general training alone; training and administration are functional elements of the wider system.

The procurement is complete and an award was made through a limited procedure without prior publication or competition. The stated justification was that changing supplier would cause incompatibility with existing goods or services or disproportionate technical difficulties. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active. The Key Support Services Limited was awarded the requirement on 1 August 2024. The contract value is £34,000. The award basis for the lot was price, and one bid was recorded. The contract is titled SOL Governor Service System 2024. The procurement is below threshold and covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The award outcome therefore indicates a direct continuity-led purchase rather than an open competitive tender.

This requirement shows demand for established school-governance software that can operate across maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trusts, while supporting a council’s central Governor Services team. A credible future competitor would need a dependable management information platform, practical tools for governor and trust-board administration, and built-in support for facilities and training administration. The stated award rationale makes compatibility and technical continuity commercially important: suppliers would need to demonstrate that their system can integrate with, replace or interoperate with existing arrangements without creating disproportionate technical difficulty. Relevant experience in local-government education services, multi-school deployments and stakeholder support would strengthen a proposition. The incumbent’s position also shows that buyers may value operational continuity and a proven platform alongside price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOL Governor Service Stsytem 2024

Notice Description

For the provision of a Management Information System for the management of governors/trust boards across schools, including maintained/academies/MATs.

Lot Information

Lot 1

For the provision of a Management Information System for the management of governors/trust boards across schools in Solihull, including maintained/academies/MATs. The system provides facility and training administration tools for Governor Services. Below Threshold award without competition.

Procurement Information

Awarded without competition justification: Acquiring goods or services from a different supplier would result in incompatibility with existing goods or service or disproportionate technical difficulties

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f984
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087034-2026
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
£34,000 Under £100K

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
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG32 Solihull
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Key Support Services

Further Information

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