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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Paul Dennett, City Mayor,
accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board and in exercise
of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby
approve:
 

the variation to the
contract duration for the approved Contract with ICT Revolutions to
provide Data Migration and Implementation Services for the
Liquidlogic EYEs Module, as detailed in the table
below:

Detail
required

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Variation to the contract duration for
the approved Contract with ICT Revolutions to provide Data
Migration and Implementation Services for the Liquidlogic EYEs
Module

Procurement Reference numbers (DN
and CR number supplied by Procurement)

S1177a

Name of Successful
Contractor

ICT Revolutions

Supplier Registration
Number
(to be supplied by
Procurement

08541894

Proclass Classification
No.
(to be completed by
procurement)

261517

Type of
organisation
(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Private Limited
Company

Status of
Organisation
(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Non-SME

Contract Value
(£)

£ 1,097,250.00

Total contract value £
(including extensions)

£ 1,097,250.00 total
project value

Contract
Duration

12 months

Contract Start
Date

01/08/2025

Contract End
Date

31/08/2026

Optional Extension Period
1

12 months

Optional Extension Period
2

months

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Choose an item

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Jennifer Mcilquham -
7932356

 

 

 

Lead Service
Group

Reform &
Transformation

How the contract was
procured?
(to be supplied by
procurement)

Direct Award/ Call
off

Framework Details (where
applicable)
(procurement body, framework
reference & title, start/ end date

Crown Commercial
Services
GCloud 14
RM1557.14

Funding
Source

Capital Programme

Ethical Contractor (EC):
Mayor’s Employment Charter

No
 

EC: Committed to sign The
Mayor’s Employment Charter

No
 
 

EC: Committed to the principles
outlined in the Mayor’s Employment
charter

Yes
 

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

Yes
 

EC: Committed to becoming
Accredited Living wage Employer

Yes
?

 
 
The Reasons are:
1. 
Background
The
purpose of this report is to seek approval for an amendment to the
contract duration to now include an optional 1 year extension.
There is no additional costs to the total contract
value.
 
The original award of a this
contract to ICT Revolutions for the provision of Data Migration,
Implementation Services, and End User Training to support the
deployment of the Liquidlogic Early Years and Education Services
(EYES) module, was agreed at procurement board on14th July
2025.
 
In 2021, Salford City Council
replaced its legacy Carefirst system with the Liquidlogic Early
Help (EHM) and Children’s Social Care (LCS) modules, marking
a major step forward in the digital transformation of
Children’s Services. To complete this transformation, the
Council now intends to procure the final module in the Liquidlogic
suite Early Years and Education Services (EYES) to replace the
ageing CapitaOne system, currently used for all Education and Early
Years recording.
 
The implementation of EYES will
allow the Council to consolidate multiple standalone systems into a
single, unified case management platform. This will create one
system and one client record spanning Early Years, Early Help, and
Social Care supporting more effective multi-agency working,
safeguarding, and improved outcomes for children and families. It
also represents a foundational component in the Council’s
wider digital and data strategy, including alignment to the
Innovate Salford Programme and Community Solutions
model.
 
To deliver this complex and
time-critical programme successfully, the Council proposes to
engage ICT Revolutions, a trusted delivery partner with highly
specialised experience in Liquidlogic implementations.
 
ICT Revolutions previously
partnered with the Council to deliver the 2021 roll-out of LCS and
EHM, providing essential implementation, data migration, and
configuration support. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19
pandemic, ICT Revolutions played an integral role in helping the
Council meet its go-live deadlines demonstrating a deep
understanding of both the Liquidlogic platform and Salford’s
organisational environment.
 
Nationally, ICT Revolutions
have delivered 26 successful Social Care implementations and 5 EYES
implementations, giving them a rare and invaluable skill set in
this highly specialised area. Their team offers deep technical,
data migration and service delivery expertise, combined with direct
experience of statutory education systems and the specific data,
processes and workflows involved. Crucially, they bring not only
technical knowledge, but also implementation resilience able to
quickly adapt and problem-solve at pace, which is critical in
projects of this nature.
 
The nature of the data to be
migrated is highly sensitive and includes:
·    
School attendance and exclusion records
·    
School admissions data
·    
Early Years provision and funding data
·    
Special Educational Needs (SEN) case records,
including Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
 
Incorrect handling or delay in
migrating this data could compromise service delivery, statutory
returns, and most importantly child safety. ICT Revolutions employ
a proven, phased delivery model comprising Data Discovery,
Initiation, Implementation, and Handover, each with defined
governance checkpoints to ensure delivery is safe, secure, and
auditable.
 
2. 
Time Sensitivity and Delivery Risk
The EYES implementation must be
completed and fully operational by July 2026, in order to meet the
statutory school admissions cycle. However, critical system
integration, data migration, user training, and go-live activities
will need to take place in the 12-month period between July 2025
and July 2026, following final system development and
configuration. This represents a compressed and high-risk delivery
window.
 
Failure to deliver within this
timeframe would jeopardise the Council’s ability to process
school admissions for the 2026/27 academic year and risk
significant operational disruption across Early Years and Education
services. Additionally, a delay could result in dual-running legacy
systems introducing cost, complexity, and data integrity
risks.
 
The absence of ICT
Revolutions’ expertise during this 12-month window presents a
substantial delivery risk. Their in-depth understanding of
Salford’s systems, architecture, and data structures means
they are uniquely positioned to deliver at pace without the lead-in
time required by a new provider. Not securing their services would
result in a loss of critical institutional knowledge, reduced
delivery confidence, and a heightened risk of missed deadlines,
compliance failures, and project overruns.
 
Assessment of Risk:
A common pitfall
regarding the implementation of a system like  this is the need for specialist expertise to
manage the implementation.
 
The type of data that
need to be migrated are sensitive. These include:
·    
School Admissions
·    
Early Years
·    
SEN
 
It is imperative that this data
is migrated in a safe and strategic manner. ICT Revolutions have
the experience of doing this across the UK with a tried and proven
methodology.
 
Securing the services of ICT Revolutions will allow SCC
implementation resources to focus on system configuration and
process change, and to aim for a “go-live” with all
aspects of EYEs at once. This will help to establish ownership for
system users and will avoid the prospect of any group of system
users being left behind. Since processes deal with finance,
providers and members of the public, bringing the finance and the
portals live at the same time will avoid the need for dual working,
and will be operationally easier to organise.
 
The source of funding
is:
The
cost of the implementation services proposed by ICT Revolutions is
1,097,250.00 which is within
the budget allocated for this programme as part of the capital
programme, Capital Bid programme approved for
EYES implementation for £2,164,399.02.
 
Legal Advice obtained – Supplied By Tony Hatton
17th June 2025.
 
Financial Advice
obtained – Supplied
by Paul Guest 23rd June 2025.
 
Procurement Advice obtained
– Supplied by Emma Heyes 17th June
2025.
 
HR Advice obtained:
N/A.
 
Climate Change Implications
obtained: N/A.
 
Contact Officer: Jennifer Mcilquham
Telephone number: 01617932356
 
 

Signed:    Paul
Dennett      Dated:    23 February 2026.
         
      City
Mayor
 

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*         This
decision was published on 24
February 2026.
*         This
decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 3 March 2026 unless it is called-in in accordance
with the Decision Making Process Rules.