Official UK procurement notice
ICT-26-008 Manhattan Estates Management System
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo ensure continuity of critical and emergency response maintenance, the current
proprietary Manhattan system must be retained beyond 1 April 2026. Development of live
reporting functionality within Term Service Contractors’ systems cannot be completed by
this date, and as Manhattan is proprietary, its maintenance cannot be transferred to
another supplier. A Direct Award Contract is therefore required to mitigate operational risk
and maintain uninterrupted service delivery until the new solution is fully implemented,
with an anticipated IWMS Go-Live in October 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 11 Mar 2026, 10:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2026, 16:21 BST
- Authority reference
ICT-26-008- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032574- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06670aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
To ensure continuity of critical and emergency response maintenance, the current proprietary Manhattan system must be retained beyond 1 April 2026. Development of live reporting functionality within Term Service Contractors’ systems cannot be completed by this date, and as Manhattan is proprietary, its maintenance cannot be transferred to another supplier. A Direct Award Contract is therefore required to mitigate operational risk and maintain uninterrupted service delivery until the new solution is fully implemented, with an anticipated IWMS Go-Live in October 2026.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Mar 2026 → 9 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends209 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published194 days ago9 Apr 2026, 16:21 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published11 Mar 2026, 10:58 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:19 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Apr 2026, 16:21 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI Software Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £216,000 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ICT-26-008 Manhattan Estates Management System · MRI Software Limited
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £216,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract under the relevent threshold for publishing KPI's
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MRI SoftwareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender