Published date: 8 December 2021
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Software package and information systems - 48000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
England
Procurement reference
ECC001-DN585591-56172272
Published date
8 December 2021
Closing date
8 March 2022
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Our current Education Management System contract will expire in November 2025, and it is
planned to start work now on our future vision to allow the authority time to refine its system
scope and requirements, for a longer-term contractual arrangement. The Authority's
ambition is for change, we are looking at digital partnerships with future suppliers and
moving away from services being procured as "like for like". We are open to exploring the
market to identify technology providers who may not currently be active in the education
management system market but who do have both the capability and desire to work
alongside an ambitious Local Authority as a system development partner. We are open to a
"best of breed" conversation and are not wedded to one system to fit all - the key for our
authority is purchasing systems that work for the teams using them - creating the most
efficient use of technology to allow our teams to work effectively for our residents. This
includes the simple platform level sharing/exchange of and use of data allowing us to work
collaboratively across our complex Local Authority system and with partners, with a view to
providing insight that informs effective decision making.
We are seeking discussion with those organisations with sufficient development and
technology infrastructure to build and deliver a high quality, secure and user friendly systems
that harness the best that technology offers to digitally enable our education teams and the
citizens of Essex in the education services arena.
Where you think your organisation could meet the challenges of delivering a modern system
capable of enabling the authority to be compliant with ongoing education statutory and
regulatory obligations, please send your expression of interest to the below by 12, noon 31st
January 2022:
Jamie-Lee Fox: jamie-lee.fox@essex.gov.uk
Dominic Bellamy: dominic.bellamy@essex.gov.uk
Memory Kwada: Memory.kwada@essex.gov.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Jamie-Lee Fox
Address
County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 333
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