Notice Information
Notice Title
Scottish Forestry - Provision of an HR, Payroll and Learning Management Service
Notice Description
Scottish Forestry is looking to appoint a single supplier to provide an end-to-end, fully managed HR and Payroll service with a supporting, cloud-based HR and Payroll system with an integrated Learning Management System.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Scottish Forestry is looking to appoint a single supplier to provide an end-to-end, fully managed HR and Payroll service with a supporting, cloud-based HR and Payroll system with an integrated Learning Management System.
Renewal: Initial 3 year Contract Period plus 2 x 1 year extension options
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03e4cf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017651-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jun 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Aug 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jun 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- July 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH FORESTRY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH11 3XD
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Sighthill/Gorgie
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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