Planning

Schools Placement Software - Market Engagement Only

  • Wokingham Borough Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-012162

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c8

Published 27 April 2023, 3:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Wokingham Borough Council

Civic Offices, Shute End

Wokingham

RG40 1BN

Contact

Miss Michelle L Belcher

Email

Michelle.belcher@wokingham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7710064510

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ - South East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.wokingham.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.wokingham.gov.uk

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