Award

Parents Evening Booking System

WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

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Award

27 May 2024 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Lothian Council has completed a tender process for the "Parents Evening Booking System" procurement, allowing schools to renew their booking system for parents' evenings. This procurement falls under the services category and was conducted through an open procedure. The contract, with a value of £56,000, was awarded to Community Brands (Groupcall ltd) on 28th March 2024. The buying organisation is based in Livingston, UK, and the procurement stage is at the award phase.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for companies offering digital solutions for education services. Businesses specialising in online booking systems, video conferencing services, and educational technology are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method used was open, presenting a transparent opportunity for interested bidders. Interested parties can find more information about this opportunity on the West Lothian Council's website.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Parents Evening Booking System

Notice Description

Requirement to renew Parents Evening Booking System

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Parents Evening Booking System enables schools to provide an on line booking service to parents/carers to arrange appointments for school parents evenings which enable parents/carers to discuss their child's progress with their class or subject teacher throughout the academic session. The system also allows for video conference calls which reduces the requirement for in school/person meetings. The system is an ongoing requirement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000767649
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY506060
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Mar 20241 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
Contact Name
Tom Henderson
Contact Email
tom.henderson@westlothian.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
AIRDRIE
Postcode
ML6 9LA
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM78 West Lothian
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Airdrie Central
Westminster Constituency
Airdrie and Shotts

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMMUNITY BRANDS (GROUPCALL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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