Notice Information
Notice Title
HR Management & Payroll system
Notice Description
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) proposes to enter into a contract with Midland HR (MHR) for their iTrent HR and Payroll software package. This contract will provide Ofsted with a continued subscription to iTrent following the successful migration to the cloud version of the system in 2022. Ofsted's Digital Data and Technology (DDAT) roadmap includes the delivery of a new common corporate finance and HR system. The new contract with MHR will bridge the gap to the new common corporate system being implemented and cover the necessary transition period required. The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) proposes to enter into a Contract with Midland HR (MHR) in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of The Public Contracts Regulation (2015). The contract pertains to the continued utilisation of the HR and Payroll software package called iTrent
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) proposes to enter into a contract with Midland HR (MHR) for the provision of their iTrent HR and Payroll software package. This contract will provide Ofsted with a continued subscription to iTrent following the successful migration to the cloud version of the system in 2022.
Procurement Information
Reason for selected award procedure: Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons The rationale for continuing with the current system: MHR are the sole provider of the iTrent HR and payroll system. Ofsted has invested a large amount of finance and resource into implementing the software and operating the system. The new contract with MHR for iTrent will bridge the gap until a new common corporate system is implemented and will cover the necessary transition period required. Ofsted's Digital Data and Technology (DDAT) roadmap includes the delivery of a new common corporate finance and HR system. The discovery phase will commence in 2026. Ofsted's DDAT roadmap has been shared and assured in line with the Central Digital and Data Office's (CDDO) governance procedures.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0417e0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033720-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £709,397 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Nov 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Nov 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND SKILLS
- Contact Name
- Info Contracts
- Contact Email
- info-contracts@ofsted.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000130102
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 2WD
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
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