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Published 8 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Education Management Information System

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£594,884published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Access Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of Education Management Information System.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A direct award was undertaken under the YPO Framework, Software Application Solutions…Awarded

A direct award was undertaken under the YPO Framework, Software Application Solutions 0010095 Lot 11

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: The contract may be extended for 2 periods of 12 months.
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMT
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMT
Authority reference
SMBC 24003
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001437
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601d2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

A compliant procurement process was used via the YPO framework, upon review of supplier submissions, a direct award was compliantly undertaken to award the contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £594,8841 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Access Group Limited£594,884 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B693DEContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.