---
title: "Virtual School Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078e95"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Warrington Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
---

# Virtual School Solution

Buyer: Warrington Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078e95

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## Summary

Warrington Borough Council bought a Virtual School Solution, classified as an information technology service. The service is for the Council’s virtual school function; the procurement description does not set out further operational features or specific deliverables. The contract is associated with Warrington, England. Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd, based in Barnsley, was selected to provide the service. This is a single service requirement rather than a set of separately described goods or works. The available scope is therefore defined at a high level: a technology solution supporting the Council’s Virtual School, with no itemised components or delivery sites described.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Warrington Borough Council awarded the single requirement to Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on 15 September 2026. The contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029, with an optional 12-month extension and a maximum end date of 14 September 2030. Its value is £67,017.60 excluding VAT and £80,421.12 including VAT. The recorded evaluation basis and award criteria are not available in the process information; no competing bids or alternative awards are described.

For suppliers seeking comparable work with Warrington Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for an information technology solution supporting its Virtual School function. A credible competitor would need to offer a service directly suited to that requirement and demonstrate the technical capability to deliver and support an operational virtual-school solution over a multi-year contract. The award went to a small and medium-sized supplier, showing that the requirement was delivered by a business of that scale. The Council used a direct, non-competitive route for this procurement, so the award does not show how suppliers would be assessed in a future competition. The scope is described only at a high level; suppliers should ground any capability proposition in the specific Virtual School needs rather than assume a broader technology requirement.

## Notice

Provision of a Virtual School Solution

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100299-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £67,017 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Warrington Borough Council |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1UH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 10:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100299-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100299-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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