Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Council
Delamere House, Delamere Street
Crewe
CW12JZ
UK
Contact person: Michael Ashworth
Telephone: +44 1270686953
E-mail: michael.ashworth@cheshireeast.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD62
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshireeast.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: General Public Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Attendance and Attainment Monitoring
Reference number: C5770
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Award of contract
The attendance and attainment of children and young people is collected by the solution for CEC for people cared for by the Council who attend schools, or other places of education.
This will include data collection from schools and providers both inside and outside of Cheshire East.
It is mandatory to: -
> Produce & maintain a database of cared for children and young people. As a minimum this should include social worker, education settings and carers information based on data provided by Cheshire East Council
> Establish the child's or young person's attendance for both morning and afternoon sessions.
> Where children or young people are educated off-site, contact to be made with the alternative provider to check the child or young person's attendance there, subject to agreement with the home school and the Virtual School.
> Maintain individual attendance records for each child, using the standard nomenclature and coding for attendance as used in schools as described by the DfE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance
> These records should be accessible at all times, in real time.
> Alert carers or social workers of any child or young person who has unexplained absence within the duration of the session when the absence occurs, with a system for prioritising those children whose absence places them or others at an increased risk.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
155 750.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The attendance and attainment of children and young people is collected by the solution for CEC for people cared for by the Council who attend schools, or other places of education.
This will include data collection from schools and providers both inside and outside of Cheshire East.
It is mandatory to: -
> Produce & maintain a database of cared for children and young people. As a minimum this should include social worker, education settings and carers information based on data provided by Cheshire East Council
> Establish the child's or young person's attendance for both morning and afternoon sessions.
> Where children or young people are educated off-site, contact to be made with the alternative provider to check the child or young person's attendance there, subject to agreement with the home school and the Virtual School.
> Maintain individual attendance records for each child, using the standard nomenclature and coding for attendance as used in schools as described by the DfE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance
> These records should be accessible at all times, in real time.
> Alert carers or social workers of any child or young person who has unexplained absence within the duration of the session when the absence occurs, with a system for prioritising those children whose absence places them or others at an increased risk.
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
Would have called off a framework agreement, however a more competative price was obtained with the supplier directly.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
01/09/2026
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
Welfare Call LAC Ltd
06835794
BBIC, Snydale Road, Cudworth,
Barnsley
S72 8RP
UK
NUTS: UKE3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 155 750.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2026