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 School is GBP 12718.25 and the lowest value School is GBP 41.23 The schools in the local authority's area whose governing bodies will enter into contracts with ESS are as follows: Alway Primary School Bassaleg School Bridge Achievement Centre Caerleon Comprehensive School Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary School Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School Clytha Primary School Crindau JI School Eveswell Primary School Gaer Primary School Glan Llyn Primary School West Glan Usk Primary School Glasllwch JI School High Cross Primary School Jubilee Park Primary School Langstone Primary School Llanmartin JI School Llanwern High School Lliswerry Comprehensive School Lliswerry Primary School Maes Ebbw School Maesglas JI School Maindee Primary School Malpas Church In Wales Primary School Malpas Court Primary School Malpas Park JI School Marshfield Primary School Millbrook Primary School Milton Primary School Monnow Primary School Mount Pleasant JI School Newport Nursery School Pentrepoeth Primary School Pillgwenlly Primary School Ringland Primary School Rogerstone Primary School Somerton JI School St Andrew's Primary School St Davids RC Primary School St Gabriels RC JI School St Josephs RC High School St Josephs RC School St Julians Primary School St Julians School St Marys RC J I School St Michaels RC JI School St Patricks RC JI School St Woolos JI School The John Frost School Tredegar Park Primary School Ysgol Bryn Derw Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyron Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli Newport High School 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.