TS15023 Supply of an Externally Hosted Music Partnership Data Management Solution and Associated Services

Derbyshire County Council is seeking Tender Responses to provide an externally hosted Solution to help support the administration needs of Derbyshire and Derby City Music Partnership (DDMP). The Council requires a central data management Solution with reporting functionality in compliance with the Department for Education and Arts Council England. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-importance-of-music-a-national-plan-for-music-education The DDMP accredit instrumental teachers, who are self-employed. Currently, the Council?s main source of pupil and instrument information is gathered from teachers in a one-off rolling annual audit. Therefore, the Solution should have the functionality to import this information. The data is essential for producing mandatory Arts Council England data returns on an annual basis. The Council?s existing Solution holds over 119,000 records including pupil, school and instruments and contains personal data. The Council requires the data to be migrated prior to the Go-Live date. Training will be required to allow officers to reach the appropriate standard of expertise for the Solution. The initial contract term will be 3 years from the successful Go-Live date with options to extend annually up to 6 additional years to take the contract up to a maximum of 9 years.