Planning

HR and Payroll System

SCOTTISH CANALS

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Planning

02 Jun 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the HR and Payroll System tender is being conducted by Scottish Canals, a body governed by public law in the Recreation, culture and religion industry category. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a futureNoticeDate of 5th June 2023. The tender seeks service providers to implement a cloud-based HR and payroll system, with a value of £500,000, for approximately 350 employees. The location of the procurement is at Canal House, Glasgow.

This tender by Scottish Canals for the HR and Payroll System presents an opportunity for businesses providing HR and payroll software solutions to compete. Companies with experience in cloud-based HR software, payroll management, and employee self-service systems would be well-suited to participate. The tender aims to establish a long-term contract to support the HR needs of Scottish Canals across multiple locations in Scotland, offering potential growth opportunities for successful service providers.

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Notice Title

HR and Payroll System

Notice Description

Scottish Canals is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to carry out market research and to gauge the number of potential service providers on the market with the ability to provide, implement, host, support, manage and maintain a cloud-based HR information and payroll system which provides all aspects of HR Management and Payroll, including but not limited to HR, Payroll, Recruitment and Time

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Canals is responsible to the Scottish Government for the management and development of the Union, Monkland, Forth & Clyde, Crinan and Caledonian Canals. As well as the waterways themselves, Scottish Canals care for 251 bridges, 212 buildings, 256 locks, The Falkirk Wheel, The Kelpies and 19 water supply reservoirs in locations across Scotland. The Forth & Clyde, Union and Monkland canals in the Lowlands, the Crinan Canal in Argyll and the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands together extend over 137 miles from coast to coast, across country and into the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Inverness. Scottish Canals is a non-government departmental body ( NGDB) and are publishing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to carry out market research and to gauge the number of potential service providers on the market with the ability to provide, implement, host, support, manage and maintain a cloud-based HR information and payroll system which provides all aspects of HR Management and Payroll, including but not limited to HR, Payroll, Recruitment and Time for approximately 350 employees including casual and seasonal staff. Initial Contract length to be 5yrs plus 2 years extension. Below is an overview of some of the Scottish Canals' anticipated HR and payroll system requirements. - ability to interface with the existing finance System Sage 300 and any other future finance systems as appropriate, Microsoft O365/Active Directory -Ability to support all elements of multiple posts for individuals, including holiday entitlement and absence tracking bringing into one pay record all evidenced separately on payslips - Ability to calculate pro-rated salary and annual leave for those who work different number of weeks per year - Ability to support multiple cost centres against the establishment - Ability to support more than one Establishment - User-friendly Employee/Management Self Service function with the ability to create end to end workflows to automate employee data processing - Ability to support multi-level verification - Ability to support training events and training requests from employees which go through a verification process including Managers and HR for approval of costing, or to integrate with third party software designed for this purpose - Ability to report on all areas of the system without restrictions - Ability to support multiple Salary Grades/Spine Points/Pay Protection/Spot Salary - Ability to support multiple Terms and Conditions - Ability to support the logging, calculating, approval and processing of timesheets which will need to include the ability to recognise enhanced rates of pay depending on when the hours are work/overtime. - Capability to customise HR/Payroll workflows and processes. - Ability to interface with third party providers including Strathclyde Pension Fund& Scottish Widows - Ability to integrate with external/third party HR/ Health & Safety software for the purpose of data sharing - Robust system for employee recruitment, on-boarding and capability to manage employee records throughout the employment lifecycle up to and including departure from the - Ability to support workforce analytics and workforce planning/forecasting. Scottish Canals would welcome any further information on systems available and demos to procurement@scottishcanals.co.uk

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000722932
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN480112
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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

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


CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Jun 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH CANALS
Contact Name
Jamie Simpson Simpson
Contact Email
procurement@scottishcanals.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 9SP
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Canal
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN480112
    HR and Payroll System - Scottish Canals is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to carry out market research and to gauge the number of potential service providers on the market with the ability to provide, implement, host, support, manage and maintain a cloud-based HR information and payroll system which provides all aspects of HR Management and Payroll, including but not limited to HR, Payroll, Recruitment and Time

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