Published date: 27 April 2018

Last edited date: 27 April 2018

This notice was replaced on 9 July 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 September 2018, last edited 5 September 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting services - 79211000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£7,500,000

Procurement reference

30323

Published date

27 April 2018

Closing date

4 May 2018

Contract start date

11 June 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This contract forms a critical part of the Department's strategy to continue to improve its financial reporting relating to academy trusts. We are seeking a supplier to work closely with us as we aim to deliver the academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts (SARA) more quickly and without any audit qualifications. We also want to enhance our approach to financial reporting to deliver improvements that increase value and reduce burdens.
There are two key aspects of this contract:
•Accountancy services to support the production of the SARA for the academies sector in England. This involves making validations against and accounting adjustments of financial and non-financial data collected from each Academy Trust before consolidation for the SARA.
•Automating the collection of the data from each Academy Trust to DfE. This involves end-to-end technology transformation.
DfE is seeking to bring the majority of the services of this contract in-house over the course of the three-year term

More information

Additional text

Please be advised that the DfE will be managing this procurement through its e-Tendering portal. In the first instance you will need to register at https://education.bravosolution.co.uk . Once you receive your temporary password you will be able toi access the ITT and all necessary documents and prepare and submit yopur response

About the buyer

Address

Department of Education
Better Financial Reporting Programme, 1st Floor(Finance), Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk