Notice Information
Notice Title
HR and Payroll Solution
Notice Description
South Staffordshire College (the Authority) operates 5 campus sites in South Staffordshire: Cannock College, Lichfield College, Rodbaston College, Tamworth College and TORC College. The objective of the procurement was to re-procure a HR and Payroll Solution to: Streamline and automate HR, people management and payroll operations. Ensure compliance with UK statutory requirements (e.g. PAYE, NI, pensions, HMRC submissions). Maintain high standards of data protection and information security in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Improve reporting, analytics, and decision-making capabilities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend for up to 12 months plus additional optional extension of up to 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f6ed
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020335-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
48100000 - Industry specific software package
48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
72212450 - Time accounting or human resources software development services
79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £285,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Mar 2026 - 18 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-04-20
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PENKRDIGE
- Postcode
- ST19 5PH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Penkridge South & Gailey
- Westminster Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020335-2026
6th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083461-2025
16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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