Official UK procurement notice
The provision of an Integrated Management Information System for Schools and Education for Bridgend County Borough Council
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBridgend County Borough Council intends to procure a comprehensive, unified Management Information System (MIS) for early years, schools and local authority services. The primary objective of this tender is to procure a system that enables the local authority and schools to fulfil their statutory and legislative responsibilities efficiently and effectively. The system must support compliance with all relevant Welsh educational regulations and standards, streamline administrative processes, enhance data management, and improve overall operational efficiency.
It is essential that the system minimises the need for multiple third-party systems by encompassing a wide range of functionalities within a single platform. This will ensure that the local authority, early years and schools can operate seamlessly without the additional burden managing multiple disparate systems.
CPV: Educational software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£1,640,625
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Method statements: 50%
- Presentation Demo: 20%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Method statements
- Presentation Demo
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:30 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 13:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
B980- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038939- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059628Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 3 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:30 BST
- Market engagement311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Bidders are first invited to a Pre Market Engagement Event to be held online by TEAMs on Friday the 19th of September 2025 at 11:00am .
Contact : [email protected] to secure an invitation.
- Tender notice published181 days ago29 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
- Clarification questions by153 days ago27 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published152 days ago28 May 2026, 13:05 BST
- Submission deadline148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Next notice expected147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by101 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts85 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 09:33 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,640,62529 Apr 2026, 09:33 BSTwas £2,000,000
- Status changed to active29 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST29 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
- Procurement termination notice published28 May 2026, 13:05 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled28 May 2026, 13:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 28 May 2026 | CancelledPlease note that following publication of the tender notice for this procurement we have received a number of clarification queries concerning the service specification and intended operation of the scoring methodology and on review we have determined that there are some issues that need to be worked through and addressed. We have therefore taken the decision not to proceed with the tender at this stage. We intend to commence a new procurement process for these services and will provide notice in due course . |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender Documents for B980 Integrated Management Information System for Education and Schools.
- Technical specifications Tender Documents for B980 Integrated Management Information for Education and Schools.
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender