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28 Mar 2022 at 01:00

Summary of the contracting process

Monmouthshire County Council has awarded a contract for the "Schools Information Management System (SIMS)" to Education Software Solutions Limited. This procurement process falls under the services category, specifically targeting general public services within education. The contract was awarded following a limited procurement method due to the urgent need for transitioning from a perpetual licence to a software as a service model for individual schools in Monmouthshire. The contract, signed on 25 March 2022, is active with a value of up to £29,359.16 and covers various schools in the region for a duration of 36 months.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the education technology and software services sectors, particularly those with the capability to provide comprehensive information management systems. Businesses that specialise in educational software development or have experience working with local authorities to deliver integrated systems would be well-placed to compete in future tenders, especially as Monmouthshire County Council intends to conduct a competitive tender exercise on an all-Wales basis for SIMS at the end of the current contract term.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Monmouthshire County Council Schools Information Management System (SIMS)

Notice Description

Transition from existing contractual model of perpetual licence of SIMS to local authority with associated support services, to software as a service model contracting directly with individual schools to provide SIMS and associated support services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Prior to the award of these contracts, the current provider -ESS- had a contract with the local authority under which it provided a perpetual licence to the local authority for the purpose of providing SIMS to the schools in the local authority's area, with associated support services. ESS has now served notice to terminate that contract and requires that, in order to continue provision of SIMS, individual schools must enter into direct contracts with ESS to receive SIMS as software as a service. In order to bring about the transition, the local authority will enter into a Facilitation Agreement "FA" with ESS under which nothing of value is received by ESS and no material services are provided to the local authority; it is purely an administrative arrangement to effect the transition. Each school in the local authority's area will enter into a School Contract "SC" with ESS for the direct provision of SIMS as software as a service, at substantially the same cost as before. The highest value SC is 29359.16GBP and the lowest value SC is 696.90GBP. The schools in the local authority's area whose governing bodies will enter into contracts with ESS are as follows: - Archbishop Rowan Williams CIW Primary - Castle Park Primary - Cantref Primary - Cross Ash Primary - Deri View Primary - Dewstow Primary - Durand Primary - Gilwern Primary - Goytre Fawr Primary - Kymin View Primary - Llandogo Primary - Llanfoist Fawr Primary - Llantilio Pertholey CIW Primary - Llanvihangel Crucorney Primary - Magor CIW Primary - Osbaston CIW Primary - Overmonnow Primary - Pembroke Primary - Raglan CIW VC Primary - Rogiet Primary - St Mary's RC Primary - The Dell Primary - Thornwell Primary - Trellech Primary - Undy Primary - Usk CIW Primary - Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni - Ysgol Gymraeg Y Ffin - Caldicot School - Chepstow School - King Henry VIII Comprehensive - Monmouth Comprehensive - Monmouthshire Pupil Referral Service The local authority publishes this notice on behalf of itself and the schools listed above but is not acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of the schools.. Contract duration: 36 months The FA has no value Individual SCs have a value between 696.90GBP and 29359.16GBP

Procurement Information

This contract award notice is intended to be a relevant contract award notice pursuant to Reg. 93 - 2, 3 and 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is published on a wholly voluntary basis and without prejudice to the local authority's and the governing body of each individual school's position that no prior publication of a contract notice, and thus no competitive tender exercise, was required in respect of the Facilitation Agreement - FA and/or the individual Schools Contracts - SC.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-119981
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=119981
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

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


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72260000 - Software-related services

72261000 - Software support services

72268000 - Software supply services

72300000 - Data services

72310000 - Data-processing services

72320000 - Database services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£29,359 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Mar 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Mar 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Monmouthshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
USK
Postcode
NP15 1GA
Postcode Area
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport

Local Authority
Monmouthshire
Electoral Ward
Llanbadoc and Usk
Westminster Constituency
Monmouthshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Education Software Solutions Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR393163
    Monmouthshire County Council Schools Information Management System (SIMS) - Transition from existing contractual model of perpetual licence of SIMS to local authority with associated support services, to software as a service model contracting directly with individual schools to provide SIMS and associated support services.

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