Notice Information
Notice Title
DoF - Integr8 Programme - Payroll Administrative Services (PAS)
Notice Description
The Department of Finance's (DoF) Integr8 Programme is seeking to establish a contract for the provision of Payroll Administrative Services (PAS). The contract period will be for an initial 5 years with the option of two extension periods, the first up to 24 months and the second also up to 24 months. Please see the procurement documents which provide further information along with the full list of current and prospective Service Recipients. The Buyer reserves the right to: Under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, following the assessment of initial tender responses, to enter into negotiations if required. Amend or adjust the indicative procurement stages at any time at its discretion, in accordance with the PA 2023 and the PR 2024. Make such amendments as it may require to the Award criteria as per section 24 of PA 2023. Make changes to the Contract and associated tender documents during the course of the procurement
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be two options to extend; the first option up to 24 months and the second up to 24 months.
Planning Information
If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority's Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 5855881. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004747-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79211110 - Payroll management services
79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £45,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £45,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2034-07-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- strategicdelivery.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT1 4NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004747-2026
20th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083441-2025
16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011747-2025
28th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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