Official UK procurement notice
Provision of MAT Financial Management Support
Authority: THE BOLEYN TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: ACE Advice Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is looking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider with the relevant experience and qualifications to provide efficient and effective outsourced Multi-Academy Trust Financial Management Services.
CPV: Financial consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000
- Technical & professional ability
The Supplier warrants that it is, and throughout the Term shall remain, regulated by a Recognised Qualifying Body or regulated by a member of the International Federation of Accountants that is a United Kingdom accountancy body, including ACCA, AIA, ICAEW, CAI, ICAS, IFA or CIPFA, and is authorised to provide the Services.
Provide expert financial management support in full compliance with:
> the Academy Trust Handbook.
> the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
> the Academies Accounts Direction; and
> all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Price and Value: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: The Trust will assess in the written response the following quality based areas of performance: - Understanding of the Academy Trust Regulatory Framework - Financial Management Delivery Methodology - Finance Team Capability, Capacity, and Resilience - Quality Management, Controls, and Ethical Standard - Added Value and Public Benefit
- Price and Value
- Technical & professional ability
The Supplier warrants that it is, and throughout the Term shall remain, regulated by a Recognised Qualifying Body or regulated by a member of the International Federation of Accountants that is a United Kingdom accountancy body, including ACCA, AIA, ICAEW, CAI, ICAS, IFA or CIPFA, and is authorised to provide the Services.
Provide expert financial management support in full compliance with:
> the Academy Trust Handbook.
> the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
> the Academies Accounts Direction; and
> all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jun 2026, 13:57 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052376- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac82Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders are to be submitted via the Bidiful portal, in a single Zip file.
Timeline
3 Jun 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published140 days ago3 Jun 2026, 13:57 BST
- Submission deadline114 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent100 days ago14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published99 days ago14 Jul 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award decision expected by99 days ago14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 13:57 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2026, 15:50 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RNS BUSINESS SERVICES LTDSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031 · up to 31 Oct 2033Extensions: Two periods of 12 month extensions are available if agreed in writing by both parties | £1,440,000 inc. VAT | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ACE Advice LimitedBeneficiary authority
- ACE ADVICE LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RNS BUSINESS SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bidders may apply for access to the documents by emailing [email protected] The documents will be distributed and managed via the Bidiful Portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender