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title: "Educational Visits Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Educational Visits Service

Buyer: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-159a7b72-be24-481f-9f9c-7eb1643b731b

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## Summary

The Lincolnshire County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of an Educational Visits Service. The tender, known as DN657842, falls under the services category, specifically focused on software packages and information systems related to education and training services. The procurement method used was a limited competitive quotation process, with a contract value of £180,000 in GBP. The tender period ended on 31st March 2023, and the contract is scheduled to start on 1st September 2023 and end on 31st August 2029. The buying organization, Lincolnshire County Council, selected EVOLVE Advice Ltd as the supplier for this service.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for companies involved in developing, hosting, and providing online solutions for educational purposes. As the service aims to support schools in planning and managing educational visits, businesses offering secure online systems and advisory services related to educational activities would be well-suited to compete. The contract period spans several years, providing a stable revenue stream for the chosen supplier, EVOLVE Advice Ltd. Furthermore, with the focus on statutory responsibilities in educational settings, businesses with expertise in child safety, curriculum enhancement, and administrative software solutions could find this tender particularly relevant for business expansion.

## Notice

The Customer, as the employer for Lincolnshire maintained schools, has a statutory duty to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of children in school and whilst undertaking educational visits led by the school. Educational visits can have a positive effect on children, including their wellbeing, behaviour, and relationships with their peers. They can also help to develop children's self-confidence and raise achievement. These activities are integral to a balanced and broad curriculum to be provided to children by educational establishments. The Customer requires the supply of a high quality, fully hosted online system solution to deliver the Educational Visits Service ('the Service'). As such the Customer is seeking to procure a commercial off the shelf (COTs) solution to be in place for the start of the Academic Year 2023/24. The Service shall support the Customer to fulfil its statutory responsibilities in relation to educational visits which includes two interrelated and complementary elements: * A Secure online, fully hosted system for schools to plan, co-ordinated, and manage educational visits. * A Support, advice, guidance, and recommendations service, acting as the decision maker and authoriser on behalf of the Customer in relation to educational visits for Lincolnshire maintained schools. Provision of the Service shall also support the Customer to offer a solution to Academies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4780b22-0118-47c7-b858-230f4b2cdb02 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000 |
| 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 | LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN1 1YL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Carholme |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVOLVE ADVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 11 May 2023 at 14:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4780b22-0118-47c7-b858-230f4b2cdb02

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4780b22-0118-47c7-b858-230f4b2cdb02
  11th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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