Decision details
Pobble Moderation Tools
Decision Maker: Corporate Director Children and Young People's Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To award the contract to Pobble for a period
of 24 months, to ensure the School Improvement Service can
effectively carry out moderation of primary schools.
The total contract value including previous spend is
c.£83K.
Reasons for the decision:
A Primary Assessment and Moderation SLA has
been introduced in Autumn 2021. Following a successful trial of
Pobble, an online moderation tool has been identified as required
to enhance and modernise both the statutory assessment and
moderation and other moderation activities within the Local
Authority. The provision of online moderation is a specialist
market with limited options being known to the Local Authority. The
trial of Pobble was evaluated as being successful and uptake by
North Yorkshire schools was 180 primary schools.
Under CPR 16. Exceptions to Contract Procedure Rules 16.1 A
Director does not need to invite bids in accordance with Rule 8 in
the following
circumstances:-
(e) the purchase of Supplies, Works, Services or Social and Other
Specific Services which are of such a specialised nature as to be
obtainable from one Contractor only
Alternative options considered:
None
Publication date: 23/12/2021
Date of decision: 22/12/2021