📑SS14 72 Financial Planning Tool for Kent Schools and Academies.
Procurement process summary
This process is to purchase SS14 72 Financial Planning Tool for Kent Schools and Academies.
This contract was awarded by 🇬🇧 Kent County Council for an amount of GBP 450,100 to 1 supplier. It was published on 2014-12-02 through open
Transparency in this process is reflected in the detailed publication of all aspects of the contract and its results.
Buying entity🇬🇧 Kent County Council Buying unitnot reported Publication date2014-12-02 Contest statusnot reported DescriptionKent County Council Schools Financial Services team sells a Financial and Support Service to schools and academies within Kent and Medway. The support service centres on a Financial Planning Tool which provides the ability for a school to plan, set and monitor budgets, with a facility to create further budget scenarios. Currently the tool is an in house developed Excel spreadsheet that has become increasingly complex, is not sufficiently robust and is time consuming to maintain and support. The Schools Financial Services Team and customers they support are happy with the functionality of the tool; however an off the shelf product which continues to meet the needs, and is more robust and stable is now required. The requirement for continued public sector efficiencies remains at the forefront of strategic planning, and the Schools Financial Services section is no different in this respect. As a result, the Council is seeking tenders for a fully encompassing, effective and efficient financial management tool, that can be utilised for both council funded schools and academies. The solution will be required to deliver the following high-level requirements: 1. Ability to plan, set and monitor school and academy budgets. 2. Ability to calculate salary cost using a number of salary pay schemes including the current Kent Range Scheme. 3. To be compatible with school accounting systems, including SIMS FMS6, PS Financials and Corero. 4. Ability to comply with the Council's/DfE/EFA financial returns and requirements. 5. Ability for the council to access, with appropriate permission, individual school's financial data. 6. Draft financial plans must be stored to a minimum level of IL2. 7. Delivery to individual schools without the need for software to be individually deployed, but with each school having a unique identifier. Further requirements are detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation. The majority of KCC funded schools will utilise this solution. Academies and other LA maintained schools will also be able to purchase this tool as is the current practice. Schools Financial Services will provide training and a skills support service for all users, although technical support will be required from the provider. The use of the product to schools/academies within this solution is to be controlled by the Schools Financial Services and the provider will be required to enter into a non-competition agreement with the Council, and agree to provide technical support for any new educational establishments that are added to the solution. Therefore an appropriate licensing model is required. Potential providers are invited to express an interest and download the documentation from the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) If the provider is not already registered on the portal, registration will be required. Expressions of interest cannot be submitted by any other means.Awards
This award was granted to Orovia Group Ltd by Kent County Council for an amount of GBP 450,100. The procurement process was conducted through open for the category of goods. The award was granted on 2015-02-03. This is award number 1.
| Supplier | Amount | Award date | Award number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Orovia Group Ltd | GBP 450,100 | 2015-02-03 | 1 |
Market context and opportunities
The execution of this contract allows the entity Kent County Council to fulfill its public service objectives efficiently.
The open purchase modality ensures that the process is transparent and compliant with regulations.
Transparency in this process is reflected in the detailed publication of all aspects of the contract and its results.
This transparency in public procurement promotes fair competition, prevents corruption, and ensures that public resources are used efficiently for the benefit of citizens.
Additional data
Contract NumberUK_ocds-70d2nz-c1aae527-0750-4bfb-923e-9d8d3a7b6ddc-award-1Publication date2014-12-02Contract datenot reportedAward date2015-02-03CategoriesgoodsPurchase modalityopenMethod detailspt_openStatusnot reportedData sources
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