Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Tyneside Borough Council
Quadrant
North Tyneside
NE270BY
UK
Contact person: Bailey Spray
Telephone: +44 1916434501
E-mail: bailey.spray@northtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/council
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Schools MIS System Renewal
Reference number: OPEN2026554
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72268000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a borough-wide cloud-based Schools Management Information System (MIS) to support statutory school functions including census returns, workforce reporting, attendance, behaviour, assessment, safeguarding records and pupil data management. The contract has been awarded via direct award under the YPO Framework 1095 to the incumbent provider, Arbor Education Partners Ltd, to ensure continuity of service, avoid operational disruption to schools and maintain existing borough-wide investment. The contract term is four years with optional package upgrades available to participating schools. Maximum total contract value is £717,772.65.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
717 772.65
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
Multiple schools and sites across North Tyneside.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following review of available procurement routes, the Authority used YPO Framework 1095 Software Application Solutions and completed a compliant direct award to Arbor Education Partners Ltd as the incumbent supplier. This approach was selected to maintain continuity of service and data, protect existing investment, minimise transition risk, and avoid disruption to schools during the academic year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract was awarded as a call-off contract under YPO Framework 1095 - Software Application Solutions, which was established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework permits direct award where the relevant conditions and requirements set out in the framework agreement are met.
The Authority identified Arbor Education Partners Ltd as meeting the requirements for the provision of a cloud-based Schools Management Information System. The direct award was made in accordance with the terms of the framework and the call-off procedure permitted under the framework agreement. This approach was selected to maintain continuity of service, protect existing investment, minimise transition risk, and avoid disruption to schools during the academic year.
Accordingly, no separate prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or on the Find a Tender service was required for this call-off contract. The original framework agreement was previously advertised and competed, and this contract has been awarded under that framework in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arbor Education
07790198
Fora - Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A 3EJ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 717 772.65
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2026