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Sage Intacct Implementation and Support

ION implements and supports Sage Intacct for Multi Academy Trusts, Colleges, Higher Education and Independent Schools. This is a UK-based based service focused on customer success.

Features

  • Sage Intacct Support
  • Day-to-day queries
  • Best practice guidance and expert knowledge
  • Training services
  • Customer Health check
  • Monthly reviews
  • UK based support
  • Customer Portal
  • Support articles and videos
  • Service Level Agreements

Benefits

  • Increased ROI
  • Increased customer satisfaction
  • Advanced customisations
  • Better training and adoption
  • Access to self-serve resources
  • Maximise productivity levels
  • Support complex issues
  • Improved compliance
  • Improved reporting

Pricing

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at rob@ionhq.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

6 3 8 9 4 3 0 0 0 3 9 5 3 3 5

Contact

ION Rob Mathieson
Telephone: 0191 466 1231
Email: rob@ionhq.co.uk

About the service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Ongoing Support

  • Product support capabilities
  • Logging and management of incidents
  • Reporting and proactive results analysis
  • End user training coordination

Service scope

Service constraints
Support is available weekdays 9am to 5pm and delivered remotely, unless onsite sessions are agreed with the customer.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes, at extra cost
Support response times
Response times are based on SLA urgency levels.
Urgent - 2 hours
High - 2 hours
Medium - Time subject to backlog prioritisation
Low - Time subject to backlog prioritisation

No response on weekends.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
Yes
Web chat support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.2 AA
Web chat accessibility testing
Webchat is provided via Zendesk and is tested by them.
Support levels
Support levels are based around customers purchasing a volume of credits per month. This is an annual contract. 1 credit is 30 minutes and subject to time taken for resolution.
Three packages available are:
Essentials - 8 credits/month - £375/month
Enhanced - 15 credits/month - £750/month
Premier - 30 credits month - £1500/month
ION operates a fair usage policy. Customers can purchase additional credits if required. Credits do not roll over across months.
15% discount applied if paid annually.
AI chatbot
Yes

Supplier type

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Staff screening not performed
Government security clearance
None

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
Yes

Architecture roles

Solution architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Solution architect £1,500.00
Technical architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Technical architect £1,500.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Business analyst £1,500.00
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Delivery manager £1,500.00
Senior delivery manager £1,500.00

Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles

Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
QAT analyst £1,500.00

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
ISO/IEC 27001 accredited by
BSI
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
Tuesday 10 December 2024
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Not applicable.
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
Yes
ISO 9001 certification accredited by
Citation
ISO 9001 accreditation date
Monday 24 March 2025
What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
Not applicable.
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
Yes
PCI DSS certification accredited by
A-lign
PCI DSS accreditation date
Monday 17 March 2025
What the PCI DSS doesn’t cover
Not applicable.
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
D229171b-bb82-4e41-9695-0816fedbfb8a
Cyber essentials plus
No
Cyber Essentials Alternative
None of the criteria
Other security certifications
No

Social value

Mission: Kick start economic growth

To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

  • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
  • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce

Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

  • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
  • Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at rob@ionhq.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.