Schools Information Management System (SIMS)

Tender description

Transition from existing contractual model of perpetual licence of SIMS to local authority with associated support services, to software as a service model contracting directly with individual schools to provide SIMS and associated support services. Lot 1: Prior to the award of these contracts, the current provider (ESS) had a contract with the local authority under which it provided a perpetual licence to the local authority for the purpose of providing SIMS to the schools in the local authority's area, with associated support services. ESS has now served notice to terminate that contract and requires that, in order to continue provision of SIMS, individual schools must enter into direct contracts with ESS to receive SIMS as software as a service. In order to bring about the transition, the local authority will enter into a Facilitation Agreement ("FA") with ESS under which nothing of value is received by ESS and no material services are provided to the local authority; it is purely an administrative arrangement to effect the transition. Each school in the local authority's area will enter into a School Contract ("SC") with ESS for the direct provision of SIMS as software as a service, at substantially the same cost as before. The highest value SC is 10957.44 and the lowest value SC is 200.64. The schools in the local authority's area whose governing bodies will enter into contracts with ESS are as follows: Acrefair Primary School Acton Park Primary School Alexandra Community Primary School All Saints School Barkers Lane Primary School Black Lane Primary School Borderbrook School Borras Park Community School Bronington V A Primary School Brynteg Primary School Bwlchgwyn Primary School Cefn Mawr Primary School Eyton Primary School Froncysyllte Primary School Garth CP School Gwenfro Community Primary School Gwersyllt Community Primary School Hafod y Wern Community Primary School Holt Primary School Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Prim Sch Madras V P Primary School Minera Primary School Park Community Primary School Pentre Controlled Primary School Penycae Community Primary School Penygelli CP School Rhosddu Primary School Rhostyllen Primary School Rhosymedre Community Primary School Rofft Primary School The St Annes RC Primary School St Chads Church in Wales Aid Sch St Christophers School St Giles VC Church in Wales Primary School St Marys Brymbo VA Primary School St Marys C In W Primary School St Marys C in W School St Marys Catholic Primary School St Pauls Church in Wales VA Primary School St Peters Primary School Victoria Junior School Wats Dyke Primary School Ysgol Cae’r Gwenyn Gorwelion Newydd Ysgol Bodhyfryd Ysgol Bro Alun Ysgol Bryn Tabor Ysgol Cynddelw Ysgol Gynradd Deiniol Ysgol Heulfan Ysgol Hooson Ysgol Maes Y Llan Ysgol Maes Y Mynydd Ysgol Min Y Ddol Ysgol Penrhyn New Broughton Primary School Ysgol Plas Coch Ysgol Sant Dunawd Ysgol Tanyfron Primary School Ysgol y Waun Ysgol Yr Hafod, Johnstown Ysgol Llan-y-pwll Darland High School Maelor School The St Josephs Catholic and Anglican High School Ysgol Bryn Alyn Ysgol Clywedog Ysgol Morgan Llwyd Ysgol Rhiwabon Ysgol Rhosnesni High Ysgol Y Grango The local authority publishes this notice on behalf of itself and the schools listed above but is not acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of the schools. Additional information: Contract duration: 36 months