Planning

New HRIS

WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME

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Planning

27 Oct 2025 at 16:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), based in Banbury, UK, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a project titled "New HRIS". This initiative falls under the human resources management consultancy services industry, aiming to upgrade WRAP's HR, recruitment, and payroll systems. A preliminary market engagement notice is currently underway, with deadlines for questions and submissions set for November 5th and 14th, 2025, respectively. The procurement process is currently in the planning phase, scheduled to transition into further stages, with an anticipated contract commencement in April 2026. The value of the contract is estimated at £840,000, with the contract period initially set for five years and potential extensions up to ten years.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in integrated HR systems and service models, offering a platform to engage with WRAP to develop a thorough understanding of their needs and potentially secure a long-term partnership. Companies that provide innovative solutions such as self-service portals, analytics, or mobile applications, as well as those familiar with delivering flexible and scalable services, are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Participating in this RFI can allow businesses to position themselves strategically within the public sector market, potentially influencing the final tender specifications to align with best practices and market capabilities.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

New HRIS

Notice Description

WRAP is exploring the market to better understand available systems and service models that could support our future HR, Recruitment, and Payroll needs. This Request for Information (RFI) is an early market engagement exercise (not a tender) intended to help us: *Understand the range of systems and service delivery models currently available in the market (e.g. fully integrated platforms vs. separate systems with integrations). *Assess whether our anticipated budgets are realistic in light of market pricing, typical implementation costs, and ongoing subscription/service fees. *Identify additional functionalities and innovations that may deliver efficiencies (e.g. self-service portals, automation, analytics, mobile apps, employee engagement tools, onboarding workflows). *Explore options around contract lengths, implementation support, and flexibility of scaling up or down. *Benchmark WRAP's current arrangements (currently with Iris for HR, payroll, and recruitment) against what else is available. *Inform a potential future procurement exercise to ensure we specify requirements in line with best practice and market capability. It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in June 2026, with a proposed contract term of 5 years (with a break clause after Year 2) and the optional extension by a further 5 years (10 years total). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Banbury:-Human-resources-management-consultancy-services./937NE69F68 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/937NE69F68

Planning Information

The target timetable for this process is as follows: •Deadline for receipt of questions relating to this RFI - 23:45, Wednesday 5th November 2025 •Deadline for RFI submission- 23:45, Friday 14th November 2025 *WRAP reserves the right to change the timetable if deemed necessary. For more information, see the opportunity's Request for Information (RFI) via Delta.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d486
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068686-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£840,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 20251 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Jan 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME
Contact Name
Procurement Lead
Contact Email
procurement@wrap.org.uk
Contact Phone
01295 584100

Buyer Location

Locality
BANBURY
Postcode
OX16 5BH
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cherwell
Electoral Ward
Banbury Cross and Neithrop
Westminster Constituency
Banbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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