Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Payroll Services
Notice Description
Provision of payroll services to the Magna Learning Partnership as fully detailed within the specification included with the Invitation to Tender documents.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: There are 2 extensions available of 12 months each. Making a total possible Contract duration of 5 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050c91
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047398-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £146,595 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £146,595 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Aug 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jul 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALISBURY
- Postcode
- SP1 1RD
- Post Town
- Salisbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Laverstock
- Westminster Constituency
- Salisbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047398-2025
8th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036495-2025
1st July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018878-2025
2nd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home
Tender documents are available from the In-tend Education Portal (Web address provided in this notice).
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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