Planning

Provision of Work day Implementation Partner

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

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Planning

03 Feb 2026 at 09:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), a central government public authority, is in the planning stage for a new procurement process titled "Provision of Workday Implementation Partner." The project aims to modernise and integrate the IPO's Human Capital Management, Payroll, and Finance operations through the implementation of Workday, a cloud-based platform. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically software programming and consultancy services, with an estimated value of £3,000,000. This initiative is based in Newport, UK, with preliminary market engagement scheduled to conclude by 24 February 2026. The IPO seeks an experienced systems integrator and intends to have the implementation partner in place by November 2026.

This procurement process presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in software consultancy and systems integration, particularly those with expertise in Workday implementations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with comprehensive solutions offering end-to-end project delivery for finance, HCM, and payroll services would find this tender particularly advantageous. The framework agreement and potential for contract renewal offer further business potential beyond the initial implementation, ending in February 2030. The IPO's strategic transformation ensures successful bidders can establish a lasting partnership and demonstrate their capabilities in a large-scale government project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Work day Implementation Partner

Notice Description

The IPO are seeking information from experienced Workday systems integrators (SIs) capable of delivering an end-to-end implementation of Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), and Payroll for our organisation. This RFI aims to validate the market's capability, implementation approaches, indicative timelines and costs, risk areas, and value-added services.

Planning Information

The IPO is embarking on a strategic transformation to modernise our Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll and Finance operations by implementing Workday, a unified cloud-based platform. This initiative addresses critical challenges posed by the current environment of multiple aging, legacy systems that operate in silos, lack integration, and require extensive manual intervention

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009277-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 20265 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Feb 2030 3-4 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
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
louise.jenkins@ipo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8QQ
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Further Information

Notice Documents

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