Decision details

Having considered the confidential appendix B, it was

RESOLVED:  That the Director of Education and the Assistant Director of Digital, Data and the Customer Experience, following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services and the Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Customer Experience, be authorised to approve the award of a contract by way of direct award for 3 years for Capita One Education Management IT system, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, via the Kent Commercial Services (KCS) Framework or other appropriate procurement route, with a total contract value of £926,000, including the optional extensions.

Reason for Decision:  This recommendation provided a comprehensive and integrated Education System that gave the best value for money for the local authority.   It also best met the needs of the users of the Education IT system across Education Services and the People Directorate over the next 3 to 5 years.

The decisions to extend for years 4 and 5 were separate and would be based on system performance and market review. The work to assess this would be carried out with sufficient time to allow for market testing, should that be deemed necessary.