Notice Information
Notice Title
T2672 - Provision of software, licensing, maintenance, support and upgrade of Corporate HR and Payroll System
Notice Description
The Council require the continued use of the current Corporate HR & payroll system provided by Zellis Ltd to ensure that operational, regulatory and legislative requirements are met and are managed in an efficient way and employees are correctly paid via the Payroll module. The contract is for software licensing, maintenance, support and includes moving from an on premise solution to a cloud based solution.
Procurement Information
This notice is issued in accordance with Chapter 3 Direct Award, Schedule 5, point 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 to advise of and explain the use of the Direct Award procedure in this instance. The maintenance and support of an existing corporate HR and payroll system for Belfast City Council to include moving from an on premise solution to a cloud based solution will be awarded to Zellis UK Limited to guarantee continued maintenance and support of the existing system. The existing corporate HR and Payroll system is software owned by Zellis UK Limited, Zellis UK Limited are the sole company who can maintain and support the corporate HR and payroll system.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d3b6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000473-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
72250000 - System and support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,261,400 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,261,400 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 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
- BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Emma Morrison
- Contact Email
- cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8DJ
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000473-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081818-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081246-2025
9th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068347-2025
24th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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