Award

Human Capital Management and Payroll System

ARK SCHOOLS

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

21 Oct 2025 at 11:05

Award

03 Jul 2025 at 13:20

Tender

14 Mar 2025 at 17:14

Summary of the contracting process

Ark Schools, a public authority within the sub-central government of the UK, has completed the procurement of a Human Capital Management and Payroll System. Located in London, the contract was awarded to MHR International UK Ltd and had multiple procurement stages, starting from a tender notice published on 14th March 2025 and concluding with the contract signing on 14th October 2025. The procurement process followed an open procedure, focusing on services related to time accounting and human resources software, as well as payroll management. The contract spans from October 2025 to October 2031, with an option to extend for up to three additional years, meeting Ark Schools' strategic goals of enhancing workforce management and data insight.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in human resource management solutions, especially those equipped to handle integrated software packages in a large-scale organisational context. Companies strong in delivering comprehensive, quality-driven service solutions, particularly those experienced with public sector requirements, would find this type of contract beneficial. While this particular award has concluded, businesses with similar capacities can look forward to future opportunities with Ark Schools and other such public-sector initiatives, where innovative approaches to workforce management are in demand.

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Notice Title

Human Capital Management and Payroll System

Notice Description

Ark has procured a group wide Human Capital Management solution to facilitate our strategic aims of managing our workforce more effectively, driving self-service, providing a firm foundation for growth and discovering actionable insight from our people data as well as consolidating our payroll requirements. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=963380544

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed88
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067057-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package

79211110 - Payroll management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,240,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,240,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,300,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
14 Oct 2025 - 13 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ARK SCHOOLS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@arkonline.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W12 7TF
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
White City
Westminster Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MHR INTERNATIONAL

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