Notice Information
Notice Title
Fully Managed Payroll and Pension Service
Notice Description
Abertay University is seeking to engage a capable and experienced provider to deliver a comprehensive, fully managed payroll service that meets our operational, compliance, and reporting needs. The service must ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all employees, supported by robust pension administration, statutory reporting, secure integration with our existing HR and finance systems (currently iTrent and Aptos), and proactive account management. It must be reliable, secure, and fully compliant with relevant UK legislation
Lot Information
Lot 1
Abertay University is seeking to engage a capable and experienced provider to deliver a comprehensive, fully managed payroll service that meets our operational, compliance, and reporting needs. The service must ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all employees, supported by robust pension administration, statutory reporting, secure integration with our existing HR and finance systems (currently iTrent and Aptos), and proactive account management. It must be reliable, secure, and fully compliant with relevant UK legislation
Renewal: Abertay has the option to extend the contract up to a further period(s) of 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000807688
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545820
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79211110 - Payroll management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £265,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- May 2028, or if extended May 2030.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ABERTAY UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@abertay.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1382308995
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUNDEE
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
- Post Town
- Dundee
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
-
- Local Authority
- Dundee City
- Electoral Ward
- Maryfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dundee Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG537289&idx=1
19th August 2025 - Capability Assessment -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG537289&idx=2
19th August 2025 - Capability Assessment -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537289
Fully Managed Payroll and Pension Service - Abertay University is seeking to engage a capable and experienced provider to deliver a comprehensive, fully managed payroll service that meets our operational, compliance, and reporting needs. The service must ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all employees, supported by robust pension administration, statutory reporting, secure integration with our existing HR and finance systems (currently iTrent and Aptos), and proactive account management. It must be reliable, secure, and fully compliant with relevant UK legislation -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537928
Fully Managed Payroll and Pension Service - Abertay University is seeking to engage a capable and experienced provider to deliver a comprehensive, fully managed payroll service that meets our operational, compliance, and reporting needs. The service must ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all employees, supported by robust pension administration, statutory reporting, secure integration with our existing HR and finance systems (currently iTrent and Aptos), and proactive account management. It must be reliable, secure, and fully compliant with relevant UK legislation -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545820
Fully Managed Payroll and Pension Service - Abertay University is seeking to engage a capable and experienced provider to deliver a comprehensive, fully managed payroll service that meets our operational, compliance, and reporting needs. The service must ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for all employees, supported by robust pension administration, statutory reporting, secure integration with our existing HR and finance systems (currently iTrent and Aptos), and proactive account management. It must be reliable, secure, and fully compliant with relevant UK legislation
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