Published date: 8 October 2024

Last edited date: 11 November 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industry specific software package - 48100000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£255,000 to £361,250

Procurement reference

OXFS001-DN745991-01042535

Published date

8 October 2024

Closing date

22 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

12 August 2029

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Oxfordshire County Council is committed to improving the educational attainment of looked-after children and has a duty under the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child looked after by them. This includes a specific duty to promote the child's educational achievement, wherever they live or are educated.

As part of this duty we are required to monitor their engagement with education including their attendance and improve educational outcomes across all aspects. All children that are looked after must have a Personal Education Plan (PEP) which is reviewed regularly in conjunction with their Looked After Child (LAC) review. The PEP forms part of their care plan.

Oxfordshire County Council are looking to re-commission a platform that can host the electronic personal education plan (ePEP) for Looked After Children. We are looking for a system which will improve both the quality and efficiency of PEP's within the local authority, but also to make the process of completing a PEP streamlined and user friendly. We would also require the preferred provider to also offer a robust LAC attendance monitoring service which enables us to track and monitor the attendance of EVERY Looked After Child (LAC) in Oxfordshire.

The aim of this service will be to provide up to date and accurate information about the education of Looked After Children. This will need to include twice daily collection of pupil attendance data from a range of education providers including schools, PRUs and other alternative education providers. Whilst this may be able to be collected electronically from some providers for others it will require the means to make daily phone calls. The platform will also need to be able to host electronic Personal Education Plan and manage access to the platform for relevant professionals.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Attendance Monitoring Service with ePEP for LACs

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 October 2024

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Bronwyn Fletcher

Address

County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1TH
England

Telephone

+44 7922848342

Email

bronwyn.fletcher@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk