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title: "Ayrshire College Finance System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0559d8"
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published: "2025-09-02"
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# Ayrshire College Finance System

Buyer: AYRSHIRE COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0559d8

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## Summary

The public procurement process pertains to Ayrshire College's finance system, located in Kilmarnock, United Kingdom. Conducted under an award procedure without prior publication, this voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT) aims to secure software support services within the educational sector. The process recently completed the award stage, with the contract amounting to £410,000 signed on 13th August 2025. The procurement, classified under the CPV code 72261000, involves a four-year service provision for the college's financial software system, simplifying procurement through a limited approach without competitive tendering owing to a specialised requirement.

For businesses specialising in providing sophisticated software support services, particularly in the finance domain, this contract award represents considerable opportunity for growth by aligning with the educational services sector. Companies similar in profile to Symmetry Ltd, the selected supplier, that excel in technical and commercial aspects, could find entering such sectors with tailored solutions socioeconomically rewarding. Furthermore, large-scale enterprises able to meet specific technical and financial criteria, as evidenced by their delivery experience with projects akin to this, are well-suited to thrive by engaging with such targeted procurement opportunities.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). Ayrshire College intends to award a contract for it's finance system for 4 years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). Ayrshire College intends to award a contract for it's financial software system for 4 years.

### Procurement Information

The College requires to replace its current finance system. The College established a Finance System Implementation Group with the remit to review the various procurement options open to it, noting that there is a balance to be struck between value for money (overall cost of new system) and the technical capacity of the replacement system. Whilst the various procurement options open to the College do provide a route to market, the Group considered that the indicative costs of the proposed suppliers were cost prohibitive given the current financial challenges facing the organisation. The Group also undertook a market testing exercise considering other potential suppliers and their ability to deliver on similar projects. The Group has concluded that when taking into account both value for money, technical specification and ability to deliver on similar projects that Symmetry Ltd will provide the most economically advantageous outcome for the College. The College therefore proposes to award the contract for the supply of the new finance system to Symmetry.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053176-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £410,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £714,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AYRSHIRE COLLEGE |
| Locality | KILMARNOCK |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA1 3HY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |
| Westminster constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SYMMETRY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2025 at 13:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053176-2025
- 7 Jul 2025 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037735-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www1.ayrshire.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000803587
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00456

## Provenance

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