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EHC Audit Tool

Southend-on-Sea City Council

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25 Sep 2026 at 11:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southend-on-Sea City Council procured an online audit and reporting platform for statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. The tool is intended to support quality assurance of legal plans for vulnerable learners, provide consistent standards and feedback, and use reporting to improve services and develop the team. The software requirement covers compliance and business intelligence functions. Delivery is in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to INVISION SERVICES LIMITED. The council used a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. The contract was signed on 15 June 2026 and runs from 15 June 2026 to 14 June 2028. Its value is £46,000 excluding VAT and £55,200 including VAT, with a right to make additional purchases during the contract. There was one lot. The published procurement information does not describe a competitive evaluation; the award followed the direct procedure.

For suppliers of compliance and business intelligence software, this award evidences a council requirement for a digital tool focused on statutory EHC plan quality assurance, consistent review standards and reporting that supports service improvement and staff development. A credible future competitor would need a platform suited to legal plans for vulnerable learners, with practical audit and reporting functions that help teams identify quality issues and act on them. The contract demonstrates demand at a focused, single-service scale rather than a broad education technology programme. Southend-on-Sea City Council selected an SME supplier through a direct, non-competitive route, so relevant product capability and a clear fit with the council’s statutory objectives are central indicators of the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EHC Audit Tool

Notice Description

Goods - PS46,000 - An online audit tool related to statutory EHC plans that will allow the service to meet a number of its statutory objectives in relation to quality assurance of legal plans that provide support for vulnerable learners. The platform will provide a consistent standard and reporting feedback to promote service improvement and plan quality and reporting will be used to drive team development.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a53
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090906-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48170000 - Compliance software package

48482000 - Business intelligence software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6FA
Postcode Area
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Invision Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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