Information technology requirements review services

Tender description

We are seeking a system or systems to deliver from the following: — Case management for all children and young people in Essex, to support their journey from early years, through school, and on into further education or employment; — Support for delivery of statutory business processes e.g. School Admissions, Transport, Free School Meals, Special Educational Needs, Nursery Education Funding and Family Information Directory; — Holistic case management, for children and families detailing their involvement with all council services; — Links to, or integration with, records and processes in Health Systems; — Links to, or integration with, records and processes in other partner systems (social care, police, third sector, etc.); — Management information to enable efficient planning and operation of services; — Creation of statutory returns and reports; — Financial management information, including commitment reporting and forecasting; — Payments and invoicing of providers and service users, integrated with councils financial system, Oracle eBusiness; — Integration with schools' local management systems; — Support of LEA services to early years providers and schools of all types; — Support of traded activities (to academy schools, etc.); — ‘Digital by default’; services delivered where possible over the internet either through computers or mobile devices; — Cost reduction through automating and streamlining business processes; — Flexible access to systems by system users, from a variety of devices including mobile; — Flexibility to respond to the size, scope and nature of the services delivered and supported in response to local and national budget and policy drivers. The Council may also wish to use the system on behalf of other users such as academies and other education authorities, which may be outside Essex, and may include facility in the contract for call-off by other such users wishing to effect a separate contract.