Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Manor Square
Solihull
B913QB
UK
E-mail: procteam@solihull.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.solihull.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
SOL Xporter & Xvault 2025
Reference number: SOL21747
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
For the provision of a system to provide the automated collection of data from a range of School MIS systems and transmit securely to Solihull Council.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
54 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Solihull Council has awarded a contract to provide a digital solution comprising a suite involving MIS data collection, and incorporating a GDPR compliance tool that securely and automatically collects and transmits data from schools to the council.
Initial term contract start date: 01/03/2025
Initial Term contract end date: 28/02/2027
Option to extend up to a further 2 years to 28/02/2029.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Options to end the contract up to a further 2 years.
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
Awarded without competition via Framework G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SOL21747
Title: SOL Xporter & Xvault 2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/02/2025
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
Community Brands UK Ltd T/A VenturEd Solutions UK
10903330
2 Darker Street
Leicester
LE1 4SL
UK
NUTS: UKF21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 54 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court of Justice (England and Wales)
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2026