Management Information Systems for Schools in England

Descriptions

This PME does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education (DfE). If DfE decides to commence any procurement process subject to the Procurement Act 2023 as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice(s) will be published at the relevant time.

DfE would like to encourage all relevant organisations, including Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), to participate and have made the engagement process as open as possible in order to facilitate this (please see further details in the "Engagement process description" section below). Consideration will be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations subject to confirmation of a competitive tender process.

The Purpose:

A Preliminary Market Engagement event is being undertaken to refine DfE's requirements as it looks to establish a route to market for schools under the Procurement Act 2023 for management information systems that enables them to analyse, use and report on key data with a focus on interoperability.

Further information on the project will be shared as part of the engagement process, starting with the market engagement webinar (please see further details in the "Engagement process description" section below).

We will conduct market engagement during winter 2025-26 with a view to using the market engagement and stakeholders views to inform the next steps DfE will take.