Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wokingham Borough Council
Civic Offices, Shute End
Wokingham
RG40 1BN
Contact
Miss Michelle L Belcher
Michelle.belcher@wokingham.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7710064510
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Schools Placement Software - Market Engagement Only
Reference number
DN667828
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Wokingham Borough Council is looking to engage with the market to develop an understanding of software available to aid school placements for the borough.
We would be interested in understanding about any products that suppliers may be able to offer, covering the following functionalities:
- roll projections for the borough’s primary, and secondary schools for 5 and 7 years respectively
- projections to be based on academic year
- reporting on the basis of planning areas, based on aggregated school rolls
- scenario testing, including variations in housing numbers (by area), variations in migration rates, variations in cross border movement
- ability to export projections data in printable Excel format
We are looking to hold a Market Engagement event on Tuesday 23nd of May.
1-hour slots are available at request to provide information on the system and how the functionality would assist with our requirements outlined above:
10am – 11am
11.15am – 12.15am
2.00pm – 3.00pm
3.15pm – 4.15pm.
If you are interested in discussing the above with us, please express interest via the Messaging function of ProContract and we will get in touch with you to offer a slot. Please provide the following details:
- company name
- product name
- point of contact
- names and email addresses for all attendees
Meetings will be virtual via MS Teams.
We will send out an area of functionalities we would like to see within the demo.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wokingham Borough Council is looking to engage with the market to develop an understanding of software available to aid school placements for the borough.
We would be interested in understanding about any products that suppliers may be able to offer, covering the following functionalities:
- roll projections for the borough’s primary, and secondary schools for 5 and 7 years respectively
- projections to be based on academic year
- reporting on the basis of planning areas, based on aggregated school rolls
- scenario testing, including variations in housing numbers (by area), variations in migration rates, variations in cross border movement
- ability to export projections data in printable Excel format
We are looking to hold a Market Engagement event on Tuesday 23nd of May.
1-hour slots are available at request to provide information on the system and how the functionality would assist with our requirements outlined above:
10am – 11am
11.15am – 12.15am
2.00pm – 3.00pm
3.15pm – 4.15pm.
If you are interested in discussing the above with us, please express interest via the Messaging function of ProContract and we will get in touch with you to offer a slot. Please provide the following details:
- company name
- product name
- point of contact
- names and email addresses for all attendees
Meetings will be virtual via MS Teams.
We will send out an area of functionalities we would like to see within the demo.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No