Official UK procurement notice
Education Seesaw Subscription Renewal 2025-2027
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM6)
Awarded value£56,072published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Seesaw Learning2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of our existing subscription to Seesaw, which is an online parental engagement resource, on a 2 year basis.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Aug 2025, 13:20 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 10:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009311- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058356Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Council has a requirement to renew it's parental engagement tool for its Education Service in which the initial engagement began in 2019. Seesaw are the sole supplier, and renewing directly financially is the best option/lowest price.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:822450)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £56,0721 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seesaw Learning | £56,072 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Seesaw Learning | £56,072 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009311-2026-JNCA085/2526-1 · Seesaw Learning
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Value
- £56,072
- Status
- active
Contract 046906-2025-JNCA085/2526-1 · Seesaw Learning
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2025
- Value
- £56,072
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Seesaw LearningAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.