What SEEMiS Group does

SEEMiS Group LLP is a Scotland-based Limited Liability Partnership that operates as the mandated standard Management Information System (MIS) for education across all 32 Scottish local authorities and their associated schools. Founded in 2016 and headquartered at Almada Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the organisation delivers a unified web-based platform used by Primary, Nursery, and Secondary schools for statutory reporting, pupil data management, timetabling, enrolment, attendance tracking, and assessment recording. Its core product is the SEEMiS MIS, with Click+Go serving as the primary administrative interface module that includes a Primary Wizard, Analyse and Merge functionality, and session setup workflows tied to annual turnaround cycles.

The platform is built on a hybrid cloud architecture using AWS for cloud services and DataVita's Fortis data centre for co-location, with auxiliary tooling from Microsoft, AppDynamics, Panintelligence BI, Salesforce, and Auth0. The system integrates with national Scottish education infrastructure including ScotXed, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), the SETTS (Scottish Education Technology in Schools) system, and the Glow Network. SEEMiS operates as a UK GDPR-compliant data processor on behalf of local authorities (acting as controllers), is WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility compliant, and maintains a customer-facing Helpdesk Self Service portal.

Commercially, SEEMiS generates revenue through subscription/recurring contracts with Scottish local authorities under public sector procurement frameworks such as Scotland Excel. As a member-owned LLP, it does not raise external capital, pursue acquisitions, or operate outside Scotland. The organisation's competitive position rests on its statutory designation as the standard MIS provider, making the customer base structurally captive but entirely concentrated in a single regulated market subject to Scottish Government policy and public budget constraints.

Name

SEEMiS Group

Legal name

SEEMiS Group LLP

Website

https://seemis.gov.scot

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SEEMiS Group LLP is the mandated standard Education Management Information System (MIS) provider for all 32 Scottish local authorities, delivering a web-based platform for pupil data, timetabling, enrolment, and statutory reporting across Scotland's Primary, Nursery, and Secondary schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Management Information System (MIS) Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Administration of Education Programs (923110)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB), Compliance, State Reporting & Education Data Exchange (Ed-Fi/SIF) (EDAFAEAO), Managed IT Services & On‑Site Field Support (Helpdesk, Break/Fix, IMAC) (EDAEAHAJ)

Keywords

• Education management software
• School information systems
• Pupil data management
• School timetabling software
• Education administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Hamilton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Contract Revenue: SEEMiS Group LLP operates as a public sector shared service, providing the standard MIS to all Scottish local authorities. Revenue is derived from contracts with Scottish local authorities funded through public education budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SEEMiS Group provides a web-based Education Management Information System (MIS) that serves as the standard education software for Scotland's 32 local authorities and their Primary, Nursery and Secondary schools. The platform centralises pupil data, timetabling, enrolment, attendance, assessment recording and statutory reporting, and includes the Click+Go administrative interface (Primary Wizard, Analyse and Merge). It integrates with Scottish external agencies such as ScotXed and the SQA, and operates on AWS and DataVita cloud infrastructure.

Product overview

SEEMiS Group provides a unified Education Management Information System (MIS) serving as the standard MIS provider across Scotland's local authorities and schools. The core product is SEEMiS itself, with Click+Go serving as the primary administrative interface/module used by schools for pupil management, timetabling, and session configuration. The system supports rollout cycles (scheduled updates) and annual turnaround periods for data processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEEMiS Education Management Information System

Named customers32 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and standard.

• South Lanarkshire CouncilcoreOthersSouth Lanarkshire Council provides office space (rent/service charges and utilities), provision of support services SLA, and hosts SEEMiS's headquarters. The council's Internal Audit Section investigates fraud concerns on behalf of SEEMiS.
• DataVita LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationDataVita Ltd provides co-location and cloud services at Fortis data centre for SEEMiS infrastructure. Multiple contracts worth over £669,000 for hosting services through December 2026.
• AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA SARLcoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides cloud services to SEEMiS with an open-ended contract valued at £60,000, supporting the organization's cloud infrastructure needs.
• Computacenter (UK) LtdmajorTechnology or IntegrationComputacenter provides multiple software solutions including AppDynamics monitoring tool (£262,620), Panintelligence BI tool annual license (£73,914), and Auth0 enterprise licenses (£20,543), and Salesforce customer support software (£87,271).
• Phoenix Software LimitedmajorTechnology or IntegrationPhoenix Software provides Microsoft support services (£18,000 annually) and Microsoft Enterprise Licenses (£107,513) to SEEMiS.
• Quorum Cyber Security LimitedmajorTechnology or IntegrationQuorum Cyber Security provides Security Operations Centre services to SEEMiS for a one-year contract worth £32,400, protecting the organization's infrastructure.
• Community BrandsmajorTechnology or IntegrationCommunity Brands provides Messenger and SMS services to SEEMiS under a three-year contract worth £1,800,000, enabling communication with schools and parents.
• Commsworld LimitedmajorTechnology or IntegrationCommsworld provides Ethernet rental services to SEEMiS under a 36-month contract worth £48,000.
• SoftcatstandardTechnology or IntegrationSoftcat provides Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway subscription services for three years valued at £21,202.
• Pluralsight, LLCstandardTechnology or IntegrationPluralsight provides a training portal to enable SEEMiS technical staff to upskill in AWS disciplines, valued at £11,763 over three years.
• Education ScotlandstandardTechnology or IntegrationEducation Scotland provides SWAN2 Circuit annual rental services valued at £11,962 for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
• Bluewave Technology LtdstandardTechnology or IntegrationBluewave Technology provides system admin and development support services to SEEMiS for one year valued at £25,350.
• WavenetstandardTechnology or IntegrationWavenet provides incident response retainer services to SEEMiS under a three-year contract valued at £10,970.
• Renfrewshire CouncilstandardOthersRenfrewshire Council provides procurement services from Scotland Excel to SEEMiS for one year valued at £28,750.
• AonstandardOthersAon provides Management Liability insurance (£11,424) and Commercial Combined Insurance (£14,198) to SEEMiS.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Skyward: Skyward (owned by PowerSchool) provides K-12 SIS and ERP solutions used across many US districts — comparable product breadth and public-school customer type, though geographically US-focused.
• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the largest K-12 SIS vendor globally (US-centric) offering student information systems, analytics and talent management — the broad incumbent benchmark for SEEMiS's core category.
• RM plc (RM Education): RM Education is a long-established UK provider of school software and IT services, including MIS-adjacent tools; comparable as a broader UK education technology incumbent with public-sector exposure.
• Access Group Education (Servelec): Through the former Servelec education business, Access Group supplies a UK school MIS suite (TripleP, Progresso). Its multi-product public-sector software portfolio makes it a broad incumbent comparable to SEEMiS's council-services footprint.

Direct peers

• Capita SIMS: Capita's SIMS is the dominant K-12 MIS in England & Wales and the closest functional analogue to SEEMiS in Scotland; both deliver statutory reporting, attendance, timetabling and pupil data management to public-sector schools.
• Bromcom: Bromcom offers a cloud MIS used by UK schools and academies for student records, assessment and reporting, putting it in the same K-12 SIS category as SEEMiS and competing for council-level contracts when tenders arise.
• Arbor Education: Arbor provides a cloud-based MIS for UK schools covering admissions, attendance, safeguarding and reporting — a modern commercial competitor to SEEMiS that could challenge its Scottish monopoly if the mandate were ever opened.

Others

• Education Scotland (Glow / SWAN): Education Scotland operates the SWAN2 network and other public-sector education infrastructure that SEEMiS relies on; it is an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, but is the most relevant comparator for public-sector education technology governance in Scotland.

Regional players

• Schrole (Arbor Group): Schrole provides schools-management software outside the UK (notably Australia) and is part of the Arbor group — comparable K-12 MIS offering for a different geography, illustrating SEEMiS's room for international expansion.

Emerging players

• Groupcall: Groupcall provides pupil data management, messaging and attendance tools to UK schools and councils — overlapping with SEEMiS's SMS (Community Brands) and attendance functionality and serving the same local-authority buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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