Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre, Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN
UK
Telephone: +44 1685725000
E-mail: Procurement@merthyr.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merthyr.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0347
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
MTCBC Schools MIS System
Reference number: itt_123521
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Award of a further competition under KCS PS Y25012 Framework Agreement
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
412 471.09
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
Main site or place of performance:
The sites
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A further competition has been undertaken via the KCS Framework PS Y25012 to renew the current and soon to expire Schools MIS system contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005742
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ecm_156548
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARBOR EDUCATION PARTNERS LIMITED
4th Floor, Fora Great Eastern Street, 21-33 Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A3EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7734325565
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 412 471.09
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is an award of a further competition via the KCS EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Framework Agreement (Ref: Y25012).
(WA Ref:167822)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/07/2026