--- title: "Financial and Accounting Services for a Multi-Academy Trust" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066154" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066154" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066154.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066154.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST" published: "2026-03-03" --- # Financial and Accounting Services for a Multi-Academy Trust Buyer: PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066154 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066154) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066154.json) ## Summary The PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST, located in Manchester, United Kingdom, is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process seeking providers for financial and accounting services. The procurement, classified under the services category and accounting services industry, is aimed at supporting the Trust's expansion from nine primary schools to ten schools, including a secondary school. The Trust's operations impact various regions across the UK, from UKC to UKK. The initial engagement due date is 20th March 2026. Interested parties are invited to participate in preliminary market engagement to understand the Trust's needs before the procurement notice is expected by 1st May 2026. The project is above-threshold with an estimated gross value of £600,000 over a contract period starting from September 2026 and potentially extending until August 2031. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in financial and accounting services to engage with a rapidly expanding education organisation. As the Trust's financial operations are projected to grow, businesses with experience in supporting Multi-Academy Trusts or similar institutions will find this process advantageous for strategic growth. Providers capable of delivering comprehensive service models and innovative solutions that align with the Trust’s needs will be well-suited to compete. The engagement offers potential insight into cost structures, and delivery models, allowing participating organisations to tailor their offerings to the Trust’s evolving requirements, thus fostering long-term partnerships and enhancing service provision capabilities. ## Notice The Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform a future compliant procurement for long-term financial and accounting support services. The Trust currently operates nine primary schools and will expand to ten schools from April 2026 with the addition of a secondary school. The Trust serves approximately 3,000 pupils and has an annual turnover exceeding PS15 million. The scale and complexity of the Trust's financial operations will increase significantly with the introduction of the secondary phase and is expected to continue to grow. The Trust currently commissions outsourced financial and accounting support equivalent to approximately three days per week. Future arrangements are expected to be of broadly comparable scale to enable fair comparison across delivery models. Through this engagement, the Trust seeks to understand the market's capacity, delivery approaches, service models, and indicative cost structures for delivering resilient, high-quality financial and accounting services to a growing Multi-Academy Trust. This notice is issued solely for preliminary market engagement and does not constitute a call for competition. ### Planning Information The Trust intends to undertake proportionate preliminary market engagement with organisations that have relevant experience in providing financial and accounting services to Multi-Academy Trusts or similar education organisations. As part of this engagement, the Trust may directly contact a small number of providers with known sector experience to invite participation. Any organisation wishing to participate is also invited to contact the Trust to express interest. Interested providers are asked to email a brief overview of their relevant experience and service approach to: enquiries@prestoleetrust.org Following review of expressions of interest, the Trust may arrange informal market engagement discussions, which may include virtual meetings with Trust representatives. Participation in preliminary market engagement will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019118-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 May 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M26 1HJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | | Local authority | Bolton | | Electoral ward | Kearsley | | Westminster constituency | Bolton South and Walkden | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79211000 - Accounting services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2026 at 15:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019118-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019118-2026 3rd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.prestoleetrust.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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