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Provision of 6into7 software

Salford City Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 12:32

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Summary of the contracting process

Salford City Council bought software and related information-system capability for its “6into7” transition process. The requirement is a real-time shared database that allows information about each Year 6 child to move quickly through the transition chain into secondary education. Its purpose is to reduce the risk that information about a child’s needs, including special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or safeguarding needs, is missed or delayed, supporting a quicker and more effective transition. This is a goods procurement for software, delivered in Greater Manchester and serving the council’s education transition activity. The council is the buyer and regional local authority responsible for the requirement. The selected supplier, Pupil Pathways Limited, is based in Halifax and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Salford City Council used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, making a direct award from a framework. The evaluation criterion was price. One bid was recorded. The active award went to Pupil Pathways Limited. The contract value is £117,158, and the contract was signed on 31 August 2026. The award relates to the single software requirement. The published process records the lot as cancelled, while the award and contract are active. There is no stated contract end date or duration in the procurement record. The award therefore records a completed route to contract for a single supplier, rather than an open competitive exercise.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Salford City Council for specialist software supporting the transition of Year 6 pupils into secondary education. Relevant competitors would need to provide a real-time shared database that can be used across the transition chain, with a clear focus on timely, reliable handling of pupil information. Credibility would depend on understanding education-sector transition processes and the operational importance of identifying and passing on SEND and safeguarding information without delay. Suppliers with a proven product or implementation capability in this specific area would be better placed than general software providers. The requirement also indicates that a small or medium-sized specialist supplier can meet the council’s needs through a framework-based direct-award route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of 6into7 software

Notice Description

The provision of a real-time shared database approach that would speed up transition processes and reduce the risk of information about a child's needs (including any SEND or Safeguarding needs) being missed or delayed in the transition chain. This will ensure the quickest and most effective transition process for every Year 6 child.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a real-time shared database approach that would speed up transition processes and reduce the risk of information about a child's needs (including any SEND or Safeguarding needs) being missed or delayed in the transition chain. This will ensure the quickest and most effective transition process for every Year 6 child.

Procurement Information

Direct award from a framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07744b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088165-2026
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
£117,158 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks 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
Salford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M27 5DA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton & Wardley
Westminster Constituency
Worsley and Eccles

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pupil Pathways Limited

Further Information

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