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Education Management System (EMS)

Lancashire County Council
North West
Selective procedure
1 September 2025 to 31 August 2030

Implementation and support of a cloud-based education management platform. The system integrates statutory functions including admissions, attendance, Children Missing Education, Elective Home Education, and transport casework. It provides a single source of truth with role-based dashboards for decision-making, requiring ongoing software licensing and system support over a five-year period.

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Awarded value: £2m; As published
Published: 16 December 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 9 September 2025; CACI
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 August 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of a cloud-based education management system to centralise statutory data, admissions, attendance, and casework for local authority education departments.

Category: Educational software package

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
16 December 2025
Contract awardedto CACI
9 September 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
31 August 2030

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The buyer

Type: Council
Local authority education software contracts, 24 months: 1
Open local authority education software tenders: 0
Typical local authority education software contract: £2m

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How it compares

24× the typical local authority education software contract (£85k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/116035/education-management-system-ems
Buyer reference: JB/ICT/LCC/25/R0328
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-5d1f1b7a-5544-4eab-9d9a-967632d43c29
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Lancashire County Council. Education Management System (EMS). Contract award, 16 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/116035/education-management-system-ems (accessed 12 October 2026).