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title: "Portal for HR Professional advice, policies, practises and forms"
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# Portal for HR Professional advice, policies, practises and forms

Buyer: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-40cd6709-4ce6-4ac4-bb2e-e3b77121c9a5

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames procured an HR professional advice portal for use in England. The service provides HR practitioners with access to employment policies, regulations, practical guidance and the latest forms covering HR management matters. It is a specialist software-supported information service, classified under CPV 48100000, rather than a general IT system or an HR staffing service. The requirement is categorised as a service and is intended to support the council’s HR practitioners with current reference material and standard documentation. Delivery is associated with the borough’s operations in England, with the buying organisation based at Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following a direct award procedure. The contract was awarded to CIPD-HR Inform on 2 September 2026 for £42,000, with the contract running from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2032. The tender deadline was 7 August 2026 at 23:59. The recorded procurement value and awarded value are both £42,000. The requirement was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. There are no lots recorded, and the award is to a single supplier. The published outcome confirms an active award and a completed tender process.

For suppliers assessing future demand, this award shows that the council buys a specialist HR information portal rather than bespoke consultancy or recruitment support. Credible competitors would need to provide a substantial, maintained knowledge service for HR practitioners, combining employment policy information, regulatory guidance, practical advice and current forms in an accessible software portal. The selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation, while the opportunity was not considered suitable for SMEs or VCSEs, indicating a requirement suited to providers with established content operations, reliable software delivery and the capacity to keep HR material current over a multi-year council service. Experience supporting professional HR users and maintaining authoritative employment resources would be directly relevant.

## Notice

Portal for HR practitioners providing policy, regulations, guidance and latest forms for all HR management matters

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b2475b9-ea6a-4119-a077-e6433120f8f2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jun 2027 - 31 May 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £42,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Postcode area | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIPD-HR Inform |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 16:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b2475b9-ea6a-4119-a077-e6433120f8f2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b2475b9-ea6a-4119-a077-e6433120f8f2
  2nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kingston.gov.uk

## Provenance

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