New MIS provider enters the UK market
12 September 2023
In our MIS directory we list 18 different systems currently available in the UK, some specialising in the Independent sector, whilst others are stronger in
Category: MIS Procurement
School support teams and referral fees: Ethical or not?
12 September 2023
You may have seen a recent blog by our friend and colleague Nick, from Finnemore Consulting, entitled ‘What’s next for school support teams?’
The article made us think about the ethics of referral payments within this context.
Capita’s counter to the ESS allegations: Part II
22 August 2023
Capita’s response to ESS’s claims of copyright infringement and breach of contract in relation to the provision, through Capita, of SIMS to schools in Northern Ireland.
Update on the ESS / Capita ‘pirated’ software dispute: Part I
17 August 2023
As we explained previously, Capita is facing the threat of an injunction over their provision of the SIMS software to schools in Northern Ireland, with
Capita faces injunction threat over ‘pirated’ SIMS software – from ESS
14 August 2023
According to an article in the Telegraph on Saturday (12th Aug), (Capita faces injunction threat over ‘pirated’ schools software (telegraph.co.uk)), Capita is threatened with an
MIS Market churn – Summer 2023
2 August 2023
SIMS continues to lose market share; Arbor and Bromcom continue to gain; The Key, with 3 MIS brands in their portfolio, look set to become the biggest MIS provider in England within the next year, although Bromcom have now captured 14% of the academies.
Suffolk County Council commence market engagement on a new MIS for their 400+ schools.
10 July 2023
Suffolk County Council intends to conduct a procurement exercise during 2023 to procure a MIS system for all their LA Maintained schools.
Learnings from a key public procurement ruling
21 June 2023
WhichMIS? attended a lunchtime webinar recently on the topic of public procurement. This session intended to provide practical advice, based on learnings from the recent High Court case Bromcom v. United Learning.
Changing your management information system: Checks and challenges
24 January 2023
This article explores the issues involved and the decisions which need to be made by schools who are considering changing their management systems.
Bromcom versus United Learning
24 January 2023
Learning Ruling Provides Important Lessons for Contracting Authorities and Suppliers. In May 2020, Bromcom took legal action against United Learning, claiming that the largest Multi Academy Trust in England …
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