Education Systems Portfolio

Children's Services at Norfolk County Council are looking to go out to tender in 2024 for their education systems portfolio. The scope of our current provision is a complex and integrated set of case management modules and reporting covering the following functions: • Early Years provision, training and finance • Primary and secondary attainment, attendance, exclusion and fixed penalty notices • SEN, sensory support, disability registration and collaboration on EHCPs • Home education and those children missing education (CME) • Higher education re: Years 12 & 13 attainment & destination after leaving school • Child employment & entertainment, covering LA responsibilities & checks, child performance licencing & exemptions • Health and medical needs • Specialist services including educational psychology and support to travellers and asylum seekers NCC has parent-facing portals for school admissions and transfers & Early Years 2-year-old funding applications, school-facing portals for collection of attendance, health data, admission/transfer data, early years provider-facing portals and gateway portals for sharing information with strategic partners. Our current set-up also integrates with our social care and transport systems. Prior to tender, NCC is interested to test the marketplace and to understand what an organisation like ours can do to fully exploit education systems platforms - we are planning half-day supplier demo in May/June. Additional information: Interest in his Prior Information Notice will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. You will first need to be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest`. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk. If you are interested in providing a demo then, via the in-tend system, please send correspondence confirming your interest and the email address of the person on your side who we will liaise with regarding timing and dates.