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title: "Attendance monitoring for SEND (SSA & Post 16)"
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# Attendance monitoring for SEND (SSA & Post 16)

Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10b8876e-2605-4200-be5d-e6973bb7ec31

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## Summary

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned a cloud-based attendance monitoring service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), covering statutory school-age and post-16 cohorts. The requirement also includes data analytics and business intelligence services to support the council’s monitoring and use of attendance information. This is an IT and data services requirement, delivered for the council in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The service combines a hosted monitoring platform with analytical capability, so it is relevant to providers able to supply both attendance-management technology and supporting data services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Welfare Call. The council used a direct award procedure. The award was made on 31 August 2026, for £102,633. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The tender’s stated submission deadline was 20 October 2026. The published procurement value was also £102,633. The requirement was treated as a single service rather than divided into lots. The procurement records the service as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No separate evaluation criteria are described in the available process details.

For suppliers considering comparable work for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for a combined attendance-monitoring and data-intelligence service focused specifically on SEND statutory school-age and post-16 learners. A credible competitor would need to provide a cloud-based platform that can monitor attendance across both cohorts, alongside data analytics and business intelligence capability that helps the council interpret and use the resulting information. The council selected a large supplier through a direct award for this requirement, indicating the route used for this purchase; the procurement does not set out technical accreditation, staffing, capacity or experience thresholds. Providers with an established attendance solution and the ability to deliver dependable analytics for local-authority SEND services are closest to the requirement.

## Notice

Provide cloud-based attendance monitoring for SEND statutory school age and Post-16 cohorts, together with Data Analytics & Business Intelligence services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bde0a712-11f0-42a5-b00d-530160aa4dad |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £102,633 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £102,633 |
| 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 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S70 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE33 Barnsley |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Barnsley North |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Welfare Call |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bde0a712-11f0-42a5-b00d-530160aa4dad

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bde0a712-11f0-42a5-b00d-530160aa4dad
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.barnsley.gov.uk

## Provenance

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