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Education, Health and Care Plan Software

Blackpool Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 12:56

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Summary of the contracting process

Blackpool Borough Council procured cloud-based Education, Health and Care Plan software, specifically hosting, support and maintenance for the Idox EHC Hub. The software supports the council’s Education, Health and Care Plan work. This is an educational software package, supplied as a cloud service under the G-Cloud 14 framework. Delivery is for Blackpool Borough Council in Blackpool, England. The requirement combines access to the hosted system with ongoing technical support and maintenance, rather than a general software purchase. The selected provider was Idox Software Limited.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Idox Software Limited. The award is active, and the contract is active; it was signed on 12 October 2026. The contract value is £120,000. The contracting period is not stated in the available process details. The council used a call-off from the Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud 14 framework, Lot 2 for cloud software, following a desk-based evaluation of suitable providers. The procedure was limited, without prior publication of a competition notice. Evaluation was on price. One bid was recorded. The process records the relevant lot as cancelled, although the associated award and contract are active.

This award shows demand from Blackpool Borough Council for a hosted Education, Health and Care Plan system with continuing support and maintenance, procured through a public-sector cloud framework. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a suitable cloud-based EHC plan product and demonstrate dependable hosting, user support and software maintenance as an integrated service. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this requirement was delivered by a smaller specialist provider rather than necessarily requiring a large systems integrator. Suppliers would also need to be eligible and positioned to supply through the relevant framework route, and able to compete on price under a desk-based assessment of suitable providers. The commercial fit is strongest for suppliers with an established EHC plan platform and the capacity to support the council’s service on an ongoing basis.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education, Health and Care Plan Software

Notice Description

Education, Health and Care Plan Software Call-Off Contract from the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2: Cloud software. For the provision of Hosting, Support & Maintenance of Idox EHC Hub

Lot Information

Lot 1

For the provision of Hosting, Support & Maintenance of Idox EHC Hub The Education, Health and Care Plan Software is procured via a Call-Off Contract from the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2: Cloud software.

Procurement Information

Procured under a compliant Framework following a desk based evaluation of suitable providers CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14) Lot 2

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078594
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096049-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 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
Blackpool Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKPOOL
Postcode
FY1 1NB
Postcode Area
Blackpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD42 Blackpool
Delivery Location
TLD42 Blackpool
Local Authority
Blackpool
Electoral Ward
Talbot
Westminster Constituency
Blackpool South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Idox Software Ltd

Further Information

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