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title: "Educational Finance System"
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buyer: "Peterborough City Council"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Educational Finance System

Buyer: Peterborough City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a785c7aa-9735-49be-9be3-564633a48932

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## Summary

Peterborough City Council procured an educational finance system for schools. The service covers paying suppliers and recording income and other financial information for schools, delivered across England. It is a financial systems software service, classified under CPV 48442000. The requirement is therefore relevant to software suppliers that provide finance, payment and accounting functionality for education settings, particularly systems able to support school-level financial records and supplier payments. The council is the buyer and the service forms part of its arrangements for managing financial administration in schools. The procurement concerns a complete system service rather than standalone consultancy, construction or the supply of general hardware.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a restricted procedure using a selective method. The contract was awarded to Arbor Education Partners on 31 July 2026 for £108,560, with a contract period from 1 August 2026 to 30 July 2029. The tender submission deadline was 29 July 2026 at 23:59. The published information identifies Peterborough City Council as the buyer and one successful supplier. The opportunity was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The award is active, and the awarded requirement is a single financial system service for schools rather than separately described lots.

This award demonstrates demand from Peterborough City Council for an education-focused finance platform that combines supplier payment processing with the recording of school income and financial information. A credible future competitor would need a proven financial software product that can operate across school settings, maintain reliable and auditable records, and support controlled payments to suppliers. Relevant capability includes education-sector implementation experience, dependable data handling, user support and the capacity to deliver and maintain a council-wide service. The procurement route indicates that suppliers would need to demonstrate suitability before reaching the bidding stage, while the stated SME and VCSE assessment suggests that the buyer was seeking an established provider with the resources and delivery capacity to support the requirement.

## Notice

Finance system for paying Suppliers and recording income and financial information for schools

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c17266a-e974-4f21-9674-27ed40edf28f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 30 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £108,560 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £108,560 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Peterborough City Council |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode area | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARBOR EDUCATION PARTNERS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48442000 - Financial systems software package

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 13:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c17266a-e974-4f21-9674-27ed40edf28f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c17266a-e974-4f21-9674-27ed40edf28f
  7th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

## Provenance

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