Official UK procurement notice
New Finance System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Lancashire Learning Group (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD46)
Awarded value£192,718published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 4 Nov 2026
Award (standstill) to ION Industries Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNew Sage Finance System including implementation, licencing and training.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £192,7181 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ION Industries Ltd17 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: 2 x 12 months or 1 x 24 months Decision to be taken nearer the time. | £192,718 | 4 Nov 2026standstill to 13 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2026, 11:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2026, 11:14 GMT
- Authority reference
170- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104567- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b2a6Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Cloud Backup Services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Nov 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published21h ago4 Nov 2026, 11:14 GMT
- Today5 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2026- Contract award notice published4 Nov 2026, 11:14 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ION INDUSTRIES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender