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title: "West Midlands Children's Placement Portal Replacement - AWARD"
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# West Midlands Children's Placement Portal Replacement - AWARD

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-06d72daf-d273-489c-867a-062dc7057ff7

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## Summary

The Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract for the West Midlands Children's Placement Portal Replacement project to NEC Software Solutions UK Limited. The contract is valued at £999,350 and will be valid from April 19, 2023, to April 18, 2024. The procurement method used was a selective procedure with a tender period ending on January 27, 2023. The project falls under the main procurement category of IT services: consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The contracting authority is Birmingham City Council located in Birmingham.

This award presents an opportunity for IT companies specializing in consulting, software development, and Internet services to engage in similar future projects within the West Midlands region. Being a selective procedure, it indicates specific criteria for potential suppliers to meet, thereby promoting competition and ensuring quality service delivery. SMEs are particularly suited for such tenders, as indicated by the procurement's suitability criteria, potentially fostering growth opportunities for smaller businesses in the IT services sector.

## Notice

The West Midland Placement Portal is used by all fourteen West Midlands authorities and Children's Trusts (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire) to broker and secure residential, fostering and supported accommodation placements. Currently, almost 1,000 providers are registered on the system and in 2020/21 over 8,000 referrals were made by Placement Teams across the region. Birmingham Children's Trust (BCT) in this instance will act as the lead organisation and will maintain the ongoing relationships with each local authority in the region. Birmingham City Council (BCC) IT&D on behalf of Birmingham Children's Trust (BCT) are undertaking a procurement exercise to engage with a new development partner to design and implement the new solution. BCT have been given financial approval to proceed with the selection of a delivery partner to develop a suitable solution.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3293da8-6308-431c-97ec-ba16ca82e2f8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 18 Apr 2023 - 18 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £999,350 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B7 4BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 16 May 2023 at 08:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3293da8-6308-431c-97ec-ba16ca82e2f8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3293da8-6308-431c-97ec-ba16ca82e2f8
  16th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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