LGSS Schools Financial Planning Tool Framework Agreement

Tender description

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) (The “Authority”) on behalf of LGSS Finance wishes to invite Tenders to set up a sole supplier Framework for the supply of services in respect of Schools Financial Planning Tool. The successful Potential Provider(s) will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by the Authority. The Cambridge Schools Team (‘CST’) provide a Financial and Support Service to schools and academies within Cambridgeshire. The support service is centred on two financial toolkits. The Budgetary Control Report (BCR) toolkit and the Schools Budgeting toolkit (SBT), which provide the ability for a school to plan, set and monitor their budgets. The tools are important to ensure that the information sent to the Council for statutory purposes is submitted in a consistent format for the Council. The service also provides first line support for the tool, a consultancy service and training. Schools are able to buy some or all of the service provided. This Framework Agreement shall be open to all LGSS partners and customers and other bodies as stated in the OJEU notice. LGSS Finance, is in the process of integrating all LGSS Partners schools teams, and although the FPT will be initially for CST, it is expected that all LGSS Partners Schools Teams may also end up using the FPT Keywords: IT, Planning , Financial