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ACE - Provision of Financial Management System
Published 29 Apr 2026
29 Apr 2026
- Primary CPV
-
48000000 *
Software package and information systems
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South West
- Value
- £250,000
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
12/05/2026 11/05/2030
- Contract Types
-
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...
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
48000000 *
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Reference: ACE01.76
This tender opportunity has been issued by Academies for Character and Excellence (the Trust) and Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of Financial Management System. Full details of all contract requirements are given in this 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 requires 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.
Awarded to
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
- Bids received
- 14
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 11 May 2032
- Renewal
- 4 year term with the option of two further 1 year extensions (4+1+1)
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 29 Apr 2026 13:35
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06093e
- Notice ID
- ACE01.76
Competition
14
Bids received
5
Bids considered at final stage
4
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
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
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 12 May 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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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 |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | ACE - Provision of Financial Management System |
| Status | active |
| Date | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £300,000 |
| Value › Value | £250,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| 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 |
| Contract period › Start | 12 May 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 11 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. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039197-2026 |
| Document › Published | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 12 May 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |