Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of MAT Financial Management Support
Notice Description
The Trust is looking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider with the relevant experience and qualifications to provide efficient and effective outsourced Multi-Academy Trust Financial Management Services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions are available, subject to all parties agreeing in writing.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ac82
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066371-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,440,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jul 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Jul 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE BOLEYN TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E13 8SA
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham, TLI42 Tower Hamlets
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- Hoxton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066371-2026
14th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052376-2026
3rd June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
Bidders may apply for access to the documents by emailing ian.henderson@ace-advice.co.uk The documents will be distributed and managed via the Bidiful Portal.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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