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Virtual School Solution

Warrington Borough Council

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23 Oct 2026 at 10:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Warrington Borough Council bought a Virtual School Solution, classified as an information technology service. The service is for the Council’s virtual school function; the procurement description does not set out further operational features or specific deliverables. The contract is associated with Warrington, England. Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd, based in Barnsley, was selected to provide the service. This is a single service requirement rather than a set of separately described goods or works. The available scope is therefore defined at a high level: a technology solution supporting the Council’s Virtual School, with no itemised components or delivery sites described.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Warrington Borough Council awarded the single requirement to Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on 15 September 2026. The contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029, with an optional 12-month extension and a maximum end date of 14 September 2030. Its value is £67,017.60 excluding VAT and £80,421.12 including VAT. The recorded evaluation basis and award criteria are not available in the process information; no competing bids or alternative awards are described.

For suppliers seeking comparable work with Warrington Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for an information technology solution supporting its Virtual School function. A credible competitor would need to offer a service directly suited to that requirement and demonstrate the technical capability to deliver and support an operational virtual-school solution over a multi-year contract. The award went to a small and medium-sized supplier, showing that the requirement was delivered by a business of that scale. The Council used a direct, non-competitive route for this procurement, so the award does not show how suppliers would be assessed in a future competition. The scope is described only at a high level; suppliers should ground any capability proposition in the specific Virtual School needs rather than assume a broader technology requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Virtual School Solution

Notice Description

Provision of a Virtual School Solution

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e95
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100299-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£67,017 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2029 3-4 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
Warrington Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1UH
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Welfare Call

Further Information

Notice Documents

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