Notice Information
Notice Title
PRN004416 HR Software
Notice Description
Contract for the NFRS HR, Payroll and L&D Information System (HRIS), which includes core product, specialised modules and reporting capability.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract for the NFRS HR, Payroll and L&D Information System (HRIS), which includes core product, specialised modules and reporting capability.
Procurement Information
Use of the Commercial services Group/ Kent County Council Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services framework via direct award for the existing system currently used by NFRS. Switching costs would be significant in time/ cost and resource. Contracting via direct award for a three year contract allows NFRS to source, review and evaluate the market in planned fashion to consider future contract and procurement options.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068eb4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039585-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £432,729 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND CITY OF NOTTINGHAM FIRE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG5 8PP
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF14 Nottingham, TLF15 North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Gedling
- Electoral Ward
- Calverton
- Westminster Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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