Published date: 29 July 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Educational software package - 48190000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£1,120,000
Procurement reference
DN497495
Published date
29 July 2021
Closing date
2 September 2021
Closing time
12am
Contract start date
1 February 2022
Contract end date
31 January 2027
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Hull City Council is looking to procure a deployable, cloud based Education Management System (EMS) for use across the education team within the authority.
The Council is looking for providers who are interested in bidding for this contract who have a developed solution currently deployed within other Local Authority environments of a similar size to Hull and whose solution can provide a data driven approach to support and help deliver the service areas requirements with its internal and external stakeholders.
The programme aims to deliver;
• deliver efficiencies through the improved use of IT systems, particularly through improving the connection between School MIS and the EMS.
• improve accessibility and usability of management information.
• increase face to face time with children, young people and their families.
• support agile working.
• reduce the administration burden on front line staff.
• reduce the total cost of systems and provide seamless integration with other council IT systems as required.
• Provide a single point of access to all the relevant internal and external users including but not limited to children, parents, professionals or carers.
The solution itself must be able to at least offer the following services, complying with all statutory guidance as required;
• Address Management
• Admissions & Transport
• Attainment & Results
• Business to Business Data Exchange (B2B) & Data Management
• Children's Support Services Case Management
o Child Missing Education
o Children Looked After Virtual School
o Education Welfare
o Education Welfare Prosecutions
o Education Phycology
o Elective Home Education
o IPASS - Integrated Physical & Sensory Support Service (Hearing, Vision & Sensory)
o Priority Families
• Children in Entertainment and Employment
• Data Collection & Management
• Early Years
• Fair Access and Exclusions
• Family information service
• Free School Meals
• GIS Routing and Distance Calculations.
• Governors
• Pupil Planning
• Safeguarding Children in Education
• SEN & EHCP
• SEND Parent Portal
• SEND Professionals Portal - for professionals use for plans
• SQL, Scheduled Tasks and Email Functionality
• Reporting and Business Intelligence (SQL, SSRS & Crystal Reports)
• System Administration
• Training Manager (used by Governors and Early Years)
• Transport (Home to School Bus Passes)
• Virtual Schools and ePEP
The authority is also seeking to procure its Client Caseload Management System (CCIS) as part of this tender, with the goal of improving data flows between the services ensuring that all involved parties are presented with up to date and accurate information that they need to deliver an effective service.
About the buyer
Contact name
Ben Holtby
Address
Town Hall Chambers,39 Alfred Gelder Street
HULL
HU12AG
England
Telephone
01482 613328
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