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# Provision of Financial System for Multi Academy Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-financial-system-for-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-04a475). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST: "Provision of Financial System for Multi Academy Trust". Published status: complete. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.bdat-academies.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-diocesan-academies-trust-GB-COH-08258994)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 November 2024 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial systems software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKE41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £220,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a475`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-financial-system-for-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-04a475#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bdat-academies.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bdat-academies.org%2Fintroduction-to-bdat%2Ftender-opportunities%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-financial-system-for-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-04a475#participate

## Description
Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust ("BDAT") is a Multi-Academy Trust established in 2012 to support and sponsor Church of England academies and other schools in Bradford on behalf of the Diocese of Leeds. BDAT works with schools to provide a network of support and challenge, so working together we can achieve our vision of improved outcomes and results for our children and young people. At BDAT we want every child to have a happy and high-quality education enabling them to grow and flourish during their time at school.
BDAT comprises of 20 schools (5 secondary and 15 primary), supporting more than 10,000 children and employing around 1,600 staff. An additional primary school is currently in the process of joining the Trust, with an expected conversion date (1st February 2025) ahead of the Contract start date. There is also a small head office for central Trust staff. Further details can be found at www.bdat-academies.org
We are inviting firms that can provide a finance system to tender and the successful firm will be offered a 3-year contract with option for an additional 2 years. The Contract with our current provider, IRIS Financials, ends in July 2025 and we envisage the new Contract will start from 1st June 2025 to ensure a managed handover to the new provider, if required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust ("BDAT") is a Multi-Academy Trust established in 2012 to support and sponsor Church of England academies and other schools in Bradford on behalf of the Diocese of Leeds. BDAT works with schools to provide a network o...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 005655-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ION INDUSTRIES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137547`
  - Value: £220,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 005655-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £220,000
  - Signed Date: 01/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005655-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-18T15:48:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T10:35:43.544Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a475