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CMA to investigate ESS’s new school contract change

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Published on: 28 April 2022

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LNB News 28/04/2022

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Issue Date: 28 April 2022

Published Date: 28 April 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is investigating whether Education Software Solutions Ltd Group (ESS), the largest provider of school management information systems (MIS) in the UK, is abusing a dominant position by requiring schools to accept a new three-year contract. The CMA has expressed that their concern with this change is whether schools are given sufficient time to consider their options, and if it renders it more difficult for alternate providers to compete with ESS.

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