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    ContractsScheduling and Resource Management Tool for Adult Community Learning
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    Scheduling and Resource Management Tool for Adult Community Learning

    Essex Adult Community Learning seeks a scheduling and resource management tool to coordinate courses, staff, and facilities across multiple sites with MIS and Microsoft 365 integration.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 19 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender

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    • Contract value
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    • Closing date
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    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

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    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 months ago.

    19 August 2026
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    Brief

    Essex Adult Community Learning (ACL) is conducting preliminary market engagement to procure a comprehensive Scheduling Tool for managing courses, tutors, rooms, and resources across multiple delivery locations. The required solution must support scheduling, timetabling, and resource management to enable efficient operational planning. Key requirements include integration with the organisation's Management Information System (MIS) and Microsoft 365 environment, as well as capabilities for funding compliance tracking, learner communication, and management reporting. This preliminary market engagement is designed to assess market capability, identify available solutions that meet ACL's needs, and inform the overall procurement strategy. Interested suppliers should demonstrate experience delivering scheduling solutions to educational institutions and the ability to integrate with existing enterprise systems.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    Who wins here
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    4. WECHANGE.AI LTD1× · 17%
    5. SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE1× · 17%
    6. Rackspace Limited1× · 17%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e76f

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