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title: "Contract Award for School Budget Software"
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buyer: "Herefordshire Council"
published: "2026-09-28"
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# Contract Award for School Budget Software

Buyer: Herefordshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e64a3195-52cc-4cd9-8b9b-f4767fe95b46

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## Summary

Herefordshire Council bought a cloud-based school budget software service for the council and its maintained schools. The system supports budget planning, financial forecasting, salary modelling, scenario planning and statutory financial reporting. The requirement combines software provision with associated support services. Delivery is for schools maintained by the council in Herefordshire, England. The software is a financial systems solution (CPV 48442000), procured as a service. Its purpose is to help schools plan and model budgets and meet financial reporting requirements.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Access UK Ltd on 8 April 2026. The contract was placed through a selective call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework, under its cloud software lot. The award value was £42,742. The contract began on 26 April 2026, for an initial 12-month term with an option to extend for a further 12 months; the stated contract period runs to 25 April 2028. The requirement was evaluated through this framework call-off. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award shows demand from Herefordshire Council for a cloud-based school finance system that combines budget planning, forecasting, salary modelling, scenario analysis and statutory reporting, with support services. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need a functioning cloud software product covering these financial workflows, together with the capacity to support the council and its maintained schools. Credibility would depend on showing that the system can serve school-level financial planning and reporting needs in a public-sector setting. The council used a framework call-off route, so familiarity with framework procurement and the relevant cloud software offer would also matter. The stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that organisations of those types were considered eligible to take part.

## Notice

Provision of a cloud-based School Budget Software solution and associated support services for The County of Herefordshire District Council and its maintained schools. The system supports school budget planning, financial forecasting, salary modelling, scenario planning and statutory financial reporting. The contract was awarded via the G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14), Lot 2 Cloud Software, to Access UK Ltd. The contract commenced on 26 April 2026 for an initial term of 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. This is an award notice and the procurement process has concluded. Applications are no longer being accepted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a25c7f1-c3ba-456b-8e9f-56df926bb117 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Apr 2026 - 25 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,742 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £42,742 |
| 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 | Herefordshire Council |
| Locality | HEREFORD |
| Postcode area | Hereford |
| Postcode | HR4 0LE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of |
| Local authority | Herefordshire, County of |
| Electoral ward | Widemarsh |
| Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Access UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48442000 - Financial systems software package

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 13:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a25c7f1-c3ba-456b-8e9f-56df926bb117

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a25c7f1-c3ba-456b-8e9f-56df926bb117
  28th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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