# Provision of SAGE support and maintenance and contract and related services > Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources. ## Key facts - Public buyer: [Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service](/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-rescue-service/contract-awards) - Contract winner: Datel Group Plc - Award value: £60,000 - Award date: 19 November 2024 - Published: 4 December 2024 - Contract start: 1 April 2024 - Contract end: 31 March 2026 - Stage: awarded - Procurement category: services - Notice ID: e8d2d022-f758-49fd-95e1-53e1983cc736-806210 - OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4bffffc1-ef1f-48fe-8ed7-93997fdd2a68 ## Description The Authority has a requirement for support and maintenance of its current finance system, Sage 1000, for an additional two years to allow enough time to procure and implement a new accounting system\. While Sage 1000 will come to its end of life in 2029, Sage will cease to provide updates to the system after December 2024\. For this reason, the Authority will shortly go to market to source a new finance system\. This contract was awarded under a waiver\. ## Related contract awards - [Operational Fire Fighter Apprenticeship Programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-75389802-cf40-4a21-a4f6-371ea0d69ad1): Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Purchase of New Fiat Vans](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2c392e2c-944d-458e-a5f3-17b5618ec367): Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Provision for Specialist Consultants](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fce4910e-5086-436d-bdf5-3314894ec9d8): Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Provision of historical SAGE licenses](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5d26b380-63bf-4d95-8221-159e32302590): Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service - [Sage Maintenance - Waiver](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c2618be9-82d8-46dd-8f4b-527f92d902fc): Royal Berkshire Fire Authority - [Sage Upgrade Support & Maintenance Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-359f16bf-aa57-4e3d-8905-19197f03dae7): Royal Berkshire Fire Authority ## Source [View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8d2d022-f758-49fd-95e1-53e1983cc736-806210)