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Financial Management Solution and School Fees Management Solution for Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated School

the Education Authority · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 02:11.

Opportunity overview

A contract for the provision of a Financial Management Solution for Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated Schools, and a School Fees Management Solution for Voluntary Grammar Schools. The contract will be for a five-year period with the possibility of extension for any further period(s) up to a maximum of 5 years

Awarded to

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Contract value
£4.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£5.9m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04879660
Location
Andover, UKJ36, SP10 5NY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
EDIS-25-002
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
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
the Education Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Address

Street Address
40 Academy Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Furlong Business Solutions Linited
Id
GB-COH-04879660

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04879660

Address

Street Address
23 Focus Way
Locality
Andover
Postal Code
SP10 5NY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

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
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04879660
Name
Furlong Business Solutions Linited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Financial Management Solution and School Fees Management Solution for Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated Schools
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
23 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
24 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
23 Jul 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Any further period(s) up to a maximum of 5 years

Value

Including VAT
5,880,000
Amount
4,900,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Availability of FFMS during school hours
Description
Target of 99.9%

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Data Accuracy
Description
100% correct outputs

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Reports and invoices received within agreed timeframes and accuracy
Description
98% of reports and invoices received on time and with 98% accuracy achieved

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077244-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Aug 2026, 13:14
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT1 2NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 013105-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 022933-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 057509-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 077244-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·