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title: "Online Platform for Schools/students to prepare for and compare Higher Education and Apprenticeship Description of the goods or services required"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d331"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-07-24"
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# Online Platform for Schools/students to prepare for and compare Higher Education and Apprenticeship Description of the goods or services required

Buyer: CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d331

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## Summary

Caerphilly County Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for an online platform aimed at facilitating students' preparation for higher education and apprenticeships. This initiative, scheduled for procurement during the 2026–2027 academic year, seeks to provide a comprehensive platform accessible to students and staff across Caerphilly's nine secondary schools. The contract is valued at £60,000 with the expectation to engage service from 1st August 2027 until 31st August 2029. Interested suppliers are requested to submit their expression of interest outlining their solution and any relevant security standards by 17th August 2026. The proposed platform will cater to the education sector and is to be implemented in the United Kingdom, specifically within the region of UKL16.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in software package and information systems, particularly those with experience in educational technology solutions. Companies that can offer a dynamic and comprehensive system to guide students through educational pathways would be ideally suited for this opportunity. The tender is particularly favourable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), given its suitability criteria. By participating in this contract, businesses can expand their portfolio in the educational sector and establish a prominent presence in the public sector market.

## Notice

Online Platform for Schools/students to prepare for and compare Higher Education and Apprenticeship Description of the goods or services required The Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitable providers that are able to offer an online system that will be available to all students and staff within Caerphilly CBC's secondary schools-currently there are 9. The system shall need to be procured within the academic year (2026- 2027) to provide the following services: * A system that allows students to explore a range of career pathways in depth based on their expressed interests; these pathways to include details of all university subject areas and apprenticeship sectors * The system shall have up to date expert impartial advice and guidance built into it * The system shall be able to demonstrate to learners the necessary steps that need to be undertaken to access any given pathway * The system needs to provide a fully searchable directory of all UK University degree courses, EU university courses delivered through English, a wide range of US, Australasian and Asian university courses, Apprenticeships, Degree Apprenticeships and Oxbridge colleges * The system needs to be able to apply a wide range of filters to the data to allow students to quickly create short lists of potential options that they can then consider in more detail * The Council is looking for a system that will support learners in their preparation of applications for future education/careers; it shall: * Enable students to create a bank of activities they have undertaken or record achievements and from these identify the skills and qualities they have developed and demonstrated; the intended use of this material is to support the production of high quality personal statements and CVs 2.2 *The Council wish to see included a systematic approach to the writing of personal statements and CVs that may be used for a range of careers pathways be it HE via UCAS or overseas or Apprenticeship routes * The system shall also support the efficient production of references that would accompany the student applications * The system shall also provide support and planning functions to staff that have to work with students in helping them to reach high quality decisions on progression routes; these shall include: * Planning functions related to the delivery of careers and guidance programmes * Awide range of supporting resources * The ability to monitor student activity in real time through the applications process and provide feedback * The ability to monitor staff who are contributing to the process eg writing of references * The ability to monitor, track and report on the destinations achieved by students * The system must have the capability to update its data on a frequent basis so that it remains live and relevant; this is particularly the case for data on apprenticeships where we anticipate live opportunities across the UK will be posted on a regular basis e.g. weekly/monthly * The system must meet the requirements of General Data Protection Regulation (2018) with robust back up features. It shall be a condition of the contract that the successful provider must sign and agree to the Councils Data Processing Agreement * The system must have a sustainable future and be capable of further evolution in response to client feedback and internal Q Please can you provide your expression of interest to procurement@caerphilly.gov.uk no later than Friday 07 August 2026.

### Planning Information

Providers must provide an expression of interest to procurement@caerphilly.gov.uk no later than Friday 07 August 2026 outlining their solution they can provide and any security standards they hold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070274-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2027 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | HENGOED |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF82 7PG |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL53 Gwent Valleys |
| Local authority | Caerphilly |
| Electoral ward | Ystrad Mynach |
| Westminster constituency | Caerphilly |
| Delivery location | TLL16 Gwent Valleys |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 24 Jul 2026 at 12:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070274-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070274-2026
  24th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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