Notice Information
Notice Title
Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi Academy Trust Tender for Provision of Human Resources and Payroll System
Notice Description
To provide Human Resources and Payroll system to Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi Academy Trust, based in Lancashire
Lot Information
Lot 1
Mater Ecclesiae is a Catholic Multi-Academy Trust that runs both primary and secondary schools in the Preston area. The Trust has a Central Team located in Preston that supports its schools in educational and operational services. Mater Ecclesiae currently operates 10 Academies and have a growth plan to increase to 23 academies by 2026. Currently the Trust employs in excess of 500 staff, once at full capacity this will increase to 1200 staff. The Trust is seeking a single provider to provide a fully integrated HR and Payroll system to allow greater visibility, flexibility and control of data and to simplify the current state by reducing complexity and driving efficiencies.
Options: 96 month(s) from the commencement date, with 60 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x36 month(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dbb9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003759-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted 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
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- CPV Codes
79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £775,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £775,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MAT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- admin@wlpconsultancy.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1691664234
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR2 9ZZ
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD45 Mid Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Preston
- Electoral Ward
- Sharoe Green
- Westminster Constituency
- Ribble Valley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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