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ACE - Provision of Financial Management System

THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 22:12.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

IPLICIT LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 May 2026
Including VAT
£300k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07194134
Location
Bournemouth, UKK24, BH2 5LP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ACE01.76
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
Id
GB-COH-10098444

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10098444

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYNM-4868-XBBN

Address

Street Address
Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School
Locality
Totnes
Postal Code
TQ9 5TZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PHP LAW LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC429243
Role Details
Procurement Consultant

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC429243

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRM-9434-VNYQ

Address

Street Address
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre
Locality
Totnes
Postal Code
TQ9 5RW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
IPLICIT LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07194134

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07194134

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVDM-5962-ZZWY

Address

Street Address
1st Floor At Bobby's The Square, 2-12 Commercial Road
Locality
Bournemouth
Postal Code
BH2 5LP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK24

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07194134
Name
IPLICIT LIMITED

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ACE - Provision of Financial Management System
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
14 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 May 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
11 May 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
4 year term with the option of two further 1 year extensions (4+1+1)

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

Including VAT
300,000
Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
System Uptime Commitment
Description
Target Availability 99.8% of Actual Uptime

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
045161-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 May 2026, 18:28
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Totnes · UKK43 · TQ9 5TZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 004525-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 014023-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 039197-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 045161-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·