A Children's/Education FOI request
Dear London Borough of Havering,
I would be grateful if you could please provide the following information:
1. The software suppliers your Local Authority uses for:
• Education management, including but not limited to Admissions, Early Years, Home to School Transport, Free School Meals, Children in Employment, Children in Entertainment, Children’s Missing Education, SEND, NEET, Youth Offending, Children’s Centre Management
2. The amount paid to these suppliers annually for licencing, support and maintenance and cloud hosting (if applicable)
3. The contract term, renewal dates and optional extension periods – if your contract is an annual rolling renewal then please state this
4. The notice period you are required to give for each
5. The contract manager responsible for market engagement when the contracts end
Yours faithfully,
Patrick West
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Freedom of Information Request Case Confirmation
Your Reference HAV-FOI-992984
Thank you for your FOI Request dated 19 Jul 2024. We will try to resolve
your case by 16 Aug 2024
The details of your case are below
Subject: A Children's/Education FOI request
Services: Children's Social Care,Education
Your Name: Mr Patrick West
Address:
Email: [FOI #1148685 email]
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Amina Shirwa | Triage and Research Officer
London Borough of Havering | Customer Insight, Information &
Investigations Team
Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB
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Dear Patrick West,
Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We have carefully considered your request, and we
are providing the following response:
Information Dear London Borough of Havering, I would be grateful if you
request could please provide the following information
Question 1 The software suppliers your Local Authority uses for: •
Education management, including but not limited to Admissions,
Early Years, Home to School Transport, Free School Meals,
Children in Employment, Children in Entertainment, Children’s
Missing Education, SEND, NEET, Youth Offending, Children’s
Centre Management
Response Synergy (The Access Group) - Education System
ChildView (CACI) – Youth Offending – Youth Justice Case
Management System
LiquidLogic LCS & EHM (System C) – Social Care Case Management
System
Question 2 The amount paid to these suppliers annually for licencing,
support and maintenance and cloud hosting (if applicable)
Synergy - Education System – S&M = £146,923.08 Hosting –
£63,465.86
Response ChildView – Youth Offending – License and Maintenance -
£16,393.67
LiquidLogic LCS & EHM Case Management System – S&M -
£108,128.93 Hosting - £78,002.29
The contract term, renewal dates and optional extension
Question 3 periods – if your contract is an annual rolling renewal then
please state this
Synergy – Contract End Date - 31/07/2026
Response Child View – Contract End Date 31/03/2025
LiquidLogic – Contract End Date 31/12/2024
Question 4 The notice period you are required to give for each
Response 6 months
Question 5 The contract manager responsible for market engagement when
the contracts end
Synergy – Trevor Cook – [email address]
Response Child View - Simon Brown – [email address]
LiquidLogic – David Clifton – [email address]
We trust the information provided is of use to you, and we will consider
your request closed.
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Customer Insight, Information & Investigations Team
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall
Main Road
Romford
RM1 3BD
Additionally, you have the right to complain to the Information
Commissioner at the following address:
Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: [1]www.ico.org.uk
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or
concerns.
Yours sincerely,
London Borough of Havering | Customer Insight, Information and
Investigations
To make a Freedom of Information Request: [2]Making a Freedom of
Information request
To make a Subject Access Request: [3]Requesting personal information -
Subject Access Request
To make a complaint: [4]Complaints | Complaints | The London Borough Of
Havering
To make a social care complaint: [5]Make a complaint about Adult or
Childrens Social Care
References
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1. http://www.ico.org.uk/
2. https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20044/f...
https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20044/f...
3. https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20044/f...
https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20044/f...
4. https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20047/c...
https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20047/c...
5. https://www.havering.gov.uk/socialcareco...
https://www.havering.gov.uk/socialcareco...
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