---
title: "EHC Audit Tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a53"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Southend-on-Sea City Council"
published: "2026-09-25"
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# EHC Audit Tool

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a53

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council procured an online audit and reporting platform for statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. The tool is intended to support quality assurance of legal plans for vulnerable learners, provide consistent standards and feedback, and use reporting to improve services and develop the team. The software requirement covers compliance and business intelligence functions. Delivery is in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to INVISION SERVICES LIMITED. The council used a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. The contract was signed on 15 June 2026 and runs from 15 June 2026 to 14 June 2028. Its value is £46,000 excluding VAT and £55,200 including VAT, with a right to make additional purchases during the contract. There was one lot. The published procurement information does not describe a competitive evaluation; the award followed the direct procedure.

For suppliers of compliance and business intelligence software, this award evidences a council requirement for a digital tool focused on statutory EHC plan quality assurance, consistent review standards and reporting that supports service improvement and staff development. A credible future competitor would need a platform suited to legal plans for vulnerable learners, with practical audit and reporting functions that help teams identify quality issues and act on them. The contract demonstrates demand at a focused, single-service scale rather than a broad education technology programme. Southend-on-Sea City Council selected an SME supplier through a direct, non-competitive route, so relevant product capability and a clear fit with the council’s statutory objectives are central indicators of the requirement.

## Notice

Goods - PS46,000 - An online audit tool related to statutory EHC plans that will allow the service to meet a number of its statutory objectives in relation to quality assurance of legal plans that provide support for vulnerable learners. The platform will provide a consistent standard and reporting feedback to promote service improvement and plan quality and reporting will be used to drive team development.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090906-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Invision Services Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48170000 - Compliance software package
- 48482000 - Business intelligence software package

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 11:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090906-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090906-2026
  25th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.invision360.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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