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Open Competition for HR & Payroll Systems

SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST

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Award

29 Jan 2025 at 10:42

Tender

22 Jul 2024 at 14:12

Summary of the contracting process

Salterns Academy Trust in Portsmouth, which currently operates two schools and will be expanding to a third in autumn 2024, has concluded the procurement stage for an open competition seeking HR & Payroll Systems. The procurement, classified under the industry category "Software package and information systems," aimed at increasing HR efficiency within the trust and integrating with existing finance systems. With a final contract awarded to MHR International UK Limited on 22 January 2025, and with a completion status, the tender sought suppliers under a GPA-covered open procedure, with evaluation criteria focusing 40% on price and 60% on quality. Initially announced with a submission deadline set for 27 August 2024, the procurement covered the Portsmouth region (UKJ31).

This HR & Payroll Systems tender represented a lucrative opportunity, particularly for businesses specialising in software solutions and personnel services. With a contract valued at £278,258, the project aimed to streamline HR processes across a growing educational trust, making it an attractive target for companies with a strong background in integrated financial and payroll systems. The selection criteria, which emphasised both cost-effectiveness and quality, opened avenues for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that could offer competitive yet high-quality solutions, fostering business growth within this sector.

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Notice Title

Open Competition for HR & Payroll Systems

Notice Description

Salterns Academy Trust exists to serve the community of Portsmouth. We currently run two successful and fast-growing secondary schools in the city, providing opportunities for over 2100 young people to be the very best that they can be. The Trust is undertaking a programme of growth and will be onboarding a third, all through school, into the Trust during the autumn of 2024. This will increase our student numbers to 3,500 and our staffing numbers to around 500. We are looking to increase efficiency and effectiveness of our HR team through the standardisation of HR processes across the Trust. We are looking to procure a HR system that will integrate with our existing finance and payment systems and streamline the onboarding of further schools in the future.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an open procurement for HR & Payroll System for Salterns Academy Trust

Renewal: 36 months with 2 x optional 12 month extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04835e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002935-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£278,258 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO3 5XT
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
TLJ31 Portsmouth

Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
Copnor
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MHR INTERNATIONAL

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