--- title: "Soft Market Testing Exercise - City of London and City of London Police Joint HR and Payroll Solution" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2018-11-27" --- # Soft Market Testing Exercise - City of London and City of London Police Joint HR and Payroll Solution Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e4a7096-dc5a-4604-a301-9531e57fe950.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is currently engaged in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "Soft Market Testing Exercise - City of London and City of London Police Joint HR and Payroll Solution." This initiative falls under the classification of Time accounting or human resources software package, aimed at exploring possible rationalisations of two separate HR solutions before formal procurement occurs. The engagement end date for interested parties to submit their input is set for 4 January 2019, and all submissions should be made via the City's Procurement Portal at the postal address: Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ. This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in HR and payroll software solutions, particularly those with capabilities in delivering integrated systems that cater to complex organisational needs. Companies that can demonstrate innovative approaches, cost-effective hosting options, and a strong understanding of the specific requirements of large public sector bodies like the City of London Corporation and City of London Police would be well-suited to compete. Engaging with this market testing exercise could lead to partnerships or contracts that enhance service delivery and operational efficiency within public sector organisations. ## Notice SMT in this case is where the City, at an early stage in development of its proposals but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. The City currently uses two separate solutions to support the HR requirements of the City of London Corporation and the City of London Police. The Payroll solution is part of the City of London Corporation system and manages all payments to staff and officers. The Payroll solution also facilitates payments on behalf of a number of other organisations such as London Councils. Each solution has specific requirements related to the business as usual requirements of each organisation. In particular, the City of London Police solution has key specific functionality which is vital to the safe, effective and efficient running of the Force. The City is primarily investigating whether it is possible to rationalise these systems into a single solution and whether this is likely to be the best value for money option available. This can be delivered either by a single partner or multiple partners working together in collaboration. In addition to this, the City would like your views on the best method of hosting the solution/s in relation to the impact on value for money and statements regarding your capability to achieve this. The current solutions are both hosted by the City through their outsourced IT partner. Finally, the City would like to find out about the solutions that you could potentially offer to meet their requirements. Any information provided here is purely for information only and to inform the City of solutions that it may not already be aware of. It will also help inform the specifications in terms of the standards applied and common traits across the marketplace. The City has developed a questionnaire that they would like interested parties to complete; interested participants may then be invited to meet with the project team to discuss in more detail the options. Additional information: Further information can be found on the City's Procurement Portal. All SMT submissions should be made via this route. Bidders can auto-enroll to the opportunity by registering, logging on and searching for "itt_COL_9508". ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f8b546d-0251-483c-9308-82fe569e59de | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Jan 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package ## Release History - 27 Nov 2018 at 10:00 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f8b546d-0251-483c-9308-82fe569e59de ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f8b546d-0251-483c-9308-82fe569e59de 27th November 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.capitalesourcing.com City of London eTendering Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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