AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Together for Children Sunderland Limited awarded a direct, below-threshold contract to INVISION SERVICES LIMITED for an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) solution. The signed contract runs for 12 months from 14 September 2026 and includes one optional 12-month extension.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for INVISION SERVICES LIMITED (company number 13223149).
Market significanceThis is a £119,000 net (£142,800 gross) public-sector software contract awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INVISION SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £119,000 net; £142,800 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Verified company name and number 13223149 supplied through company-number matching; award 1 names Invision Services Limited as sole supplier. Contract 1 has a total value of £119,000 net and £142,800 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-14.
Publication date
99% confidence18 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£119,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 119000 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£142,800
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 142800 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is associated with the single contract and is not separately allocated by lot.
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Contract 1 provides one total value; no lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-14.
Initial contract end
99% confidence13 September 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-13.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence13 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-09-13.
Notice published
99% confidence18 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-18.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEducation, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) solution
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Procurement title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48100000 — Industry specific software package
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award data identify Lot 1 only.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUKC23 (Sunderland area, UK)
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Award item delivery address region is UKC23.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation data is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 months
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Notice description and contract dates from 14 September 2026 to 13 September 2027.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional extension of 12 months
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Contract renewal description states that 1 x 12-month extension is built into the contract.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 24 months
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Initial end date is 13 September 2027 and maximum extent date is 13 September 2028.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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Tender procurement method and method detail.
Contract economics
95% confidenceThe published total is £119,000 excluding VAT and £142,800 including VAT for the initial term plus potential extension structure; the notice does not state how value is split between periods.
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Contract value fields and stated initial/extension terms.
Supplier positioning
96% confidenceThe sole recorded supplier is an SME delivering an industry-specific software package for EHCP administration.
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Supplier scale is SME; CPV is industry specific software package; requirement title identifies an EHCP solution.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was matched by company number 13223149 to INVISION SERVICES LIMITED.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceA single total contract value is published, but no allocation between the initial term and optional extension is supplied.
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Contract contains aggregate value fields and no period-level breakdown.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but its title, description and value are not supplied.
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Lot record contains only ID and status.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- No bid count, competing supplier, evaluation, scoring or award-rationale information is supplied.
- No lot title, lot description or separate lot value is supplied.
- The notice does not split the published total value between the initial 12-month term and the optional extension.
- No pricing, service-level, implementation or contract-performance detail is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
INVISION SERVICES LIMITEDTogether for Children Sunderland LimitedEHCP solutionEducation Health and Care Plan softwareSunderland procurementdirect awardsoftware contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EHCP solution contract?
INVISION SERVICES LIMITED, verified under company number 13223149.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £119,000 excluding VAT and £142,800 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 14 September 2026 and initially ends on 13 September 2027, with an optional extension to 13 September 2028.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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