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    ContractsEducation System Renewal - Market Engagement
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    Education System Renewal - Market Engagement

    Newcastle City Council is engaging the market to gather feedback on renewing its Education System contract, which currently uses MRI Education and expires in March 2027.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 12 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender

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    • Contract value
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    • Closing date
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      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

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    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened today.

    12 October 2026
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    Brief

    Newcastle City Council is seeking market feedback on the renewal of its Education System contract. The Council currently uses MRI Education as its local authority (LA) central pupil database and case management system, which stores information on children from birth and supports statutory LA processes across all education services including Educational Needs, School Admissions, Exclusions, and Attendance. The existing contract expires on 31 March 2027, with options for two further 12-month extensions. This market engagement exercise is intended to gather supplier feedback to inform the development of future system specifications and requirements. Interested suppliers should visit the Council's E-Tendering portal at www.open-uk.org for further information and details on how to participate.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. INFORM HOLDINGS LTD1× · 17%
    2. N.E. SOLUTIONS LIMITED1× · 17%
    3. PagePlay Limited1× · 17%
    4. THE COMPLIANCE WORKBOOK LTD1× · 17%
    5. SIMANALYTICA LIMITED1× · 17%
    6. CHEVIN COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED1× · 17%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0785ee

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    Sector
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