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Cloud-Based Device and Classroom Management Service - 2026

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48190000

Value£38k

Deadline28 Sept 2026

Published8 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 8 Sept 202620 days leftCloses 28 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Phillip Iverson

phillip.iverson@the-etc.ac.uk

01642865426

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£38ktotal contract value

median £91k

this tender£0£1.1m

This sits below the typical range for Software & IT Systems contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 30,286 valued Software & IT Systems tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

The Education Training Collective's Software & IT Systems cycle is past due — it ran about every 4 months across 11 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

22% of The Education Training Collective’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The Education Training Collective (ETC) is a group of Further Education Colleges and Independent Training Providers within the North-East of England.

We are seeking a supplier to provide a cloud-based Device and Classroom Management Service The aim is to implement a single, intuitive and reliable platform that supports the effective management of devices used in classroom study across the organisation.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The aim is to implement a single

The aim is to implement a single, intuitive and reliable platform that supports the effective management of devices used in classroom study across the organisation.

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5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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