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title: "Support and Maintenance of the Education Management System (EMS) for the Isle of Wight Council"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b3df"
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# Support and Maintenance of the Education Management System (EMS) for the Isle of Wight Council

Buyer: ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b3df

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## Summary

The Isle of Wight Council has awarded a contract for the Support and Maintenance of the Education Management System (EMS) to Capita Business Services Limited. The contract, valued at £787,600 in GBP, was signed on 17th March 2023. The procurement process was completed under a limited procurement method without prior publication, with the Council justifying the direct award due to the unique services provided by Capita required for license maintenance.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in system and support services to collaborate with the Isle of Wight Council. The Education Management System contract spans an initial three-year period commencing on 1st April 2023, with a potential extension for a further 12 months. Businesses with expertise in providing support and maintenance services for systems, especially those compatible with the Council's requirements, could find this tender suitable for enhancing their business growth prospects.

## Notice

Provision of Support and Maintenance of the Education Management System (EMS) for the Isle of Wight Council.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Support and Maintenance of the Education Management System (EMS) for the Isle of Wight Council. The contract will commence on 01 April 2023 for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Isle of Wight Council. This would mean a potential end date of 31 March 2027 if the extension provision was used.

Options: Option of 12 month extension after the initial three year term, at the sole discretion of the Isle of Wight Council.

### Procurement Information

The Isle of Wight Council owns the licenses to use Capita's Education Management System (EMS) and to enable the Council to continue use of the licenses we need to have a Support and Maintenance contract in place. The only supplier capable of providing this requirement is Capita, as any other supplier used for the provision of the support and maintenance would invalidate the licenses. The Isle of Wight Council has direct awarded the contract for the Support and Maintenance of the Education Management System for the Isle of Wight Council under the KCS Procurement Services framework Y20023 (The Provision of Managed Services for Business Solutions). The Isle of Wight Council meets the criteria against which to direct award under the KCS Procurement Services framework Y20023, which includes continuity of existing goods/services from an awarded supplier, goods/services required are unique/exclusive to one manufacturer/supplier, the supplier is able to supply the required goods/services within the customers timescales and the customer is satisfied that, following their own due diligence, they can identify the supplier that offers best value for their requirement. The Isle of Wight Council issued a VEAT notice on 17th March 2023 (2023/S 000-007838) and observed a 10-day standstill period which ended at midnight on 27th March 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028034-2023 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £787,600 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO30 1UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ34 Isle of Wight |
| Local authority | Isle of Wight |
| Electoral ward | Newport Central |
| Westminster constituency | Isle of Wight West |
| Delivery location | TLJ34 Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CAPITA; CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (CAPITA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72250000 - System and support services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2023 at 11:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028034-2023
- 17 Mar 2023 at 13:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007838-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.iow.gov.uk

## Provenance

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