Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street
Oldbury
B693DE
UK
Contact person: Shanara Begum
Telephone: +44 1215692371
E-mail: Shanara_Begum@sandwell.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG37
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sandwell.gov.uk
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
Education Management Information System
Reference number: SMBC 24003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Renewal of Education Management Information System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
594 884.15
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A direct award was undertaken under the YPO Framework, Software Application Solutions 0010095 Lot 11
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract may be extended for 2 periods of 12 months.
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
A compliant procurement process was used via the YPO framework, upon review of supplier submissions, a direct award was compliantly undertaken to award the contract.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SMBC 24003
Title: Education Management Information System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/12/2025
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
The Access Group Limited
03502947
2 Fountain Court, Rossington
Doncaster
DN11 0FS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 594 884.15
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2026