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ACE - Provision of Financial Management System
Published 17 May 2026
17 May 2026
- Primary CPV
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48000000 *
Software package and information systems
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South West
- Value
- £250,000
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
14/05/2026 13/05/2030
- Contract Types
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48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School, Totnes, TQ9 5TZ, United Kingdom · UKK
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLEN...
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48000000 *
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Reference: ACE01.76
This tender opportunity has been issued by Academies for Character and Excellence (the Trust) and Tenderers were invited to tender for the provision of Financial Management System. Full details of all contract requirements are given in document Document 2. Specification of Requirement. The Trust comprises multiple academies operating under a unified governance structure and financial framework. To support effective financial oversight and ensure regulatory compliance, the Trust required a fully integrated Finance System. The system must enable compliant financial management in accordance with the Academies Trust Handbook (ATH), all ESFA reporting obligations, and the Trust's Finance Policy.
Full CPV breakdown
- 48000000 — Software package and information systems (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 17 May 2026 18:28
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06093e
- Notice ID
- ACE01.76
Organisations on this notice
PHP LAW LLP
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre, Totnes, TQ9 5RW, United Kingdom
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GB-COH OC429243
IPLICIT LIMITED
Supplier SME
1st Floor At Bobby's The Square, 2-12 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5LP, United Kingdom
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GB-COH 07194134
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Totnes |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | TQ9 5TZ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | PHP LAW LLP |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 3 The Brutus Centre |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Totnes |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | TQ9 5RW |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Procurement Consultant |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.phplaw.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Name | IPLICIT LIMITED |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 1st Floor At Bobby's The Square, 2-12 Commercial Road |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Bournemouth |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | BH2 5LP |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK24 |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Link | http://www.iplicit.com |
| Party 3 › Business size | sme |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE |
Tender
| Title | ACE - Provision of Financial Management System |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | IPLICIT LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Software package and information systems |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | ACE - Provision of Financial Management System |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 14 May 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 13 May 2030 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 11 May 2032 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | 4 year term with the option of two further 1 year extensions (4+1+1) |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. To enable further schools to be added to the contract as they join the Trust and to enable additional modules or services in relation to the software. |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £300,000 |
| Value › Value | £250,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 14 May 2026 |
| Agreed Metrics › Title | System Uptime Commitment |
| Agreed Metrics › Description | Target Availability 99.8% of Actual Uptime |
| Agreed Metrics › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 3 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045161-2026 |
| Document › Published | 17 May 2026 |