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title: "GLF0009 - Provision of HR System & Payroll Services - GLF Schools"
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# GLF0009 - Provision of HR System & Payroll Services - GLF Schools

Buyer: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aaa14346-8a2d-4cff-93a7-36e99b7a5c2d

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "GLF0009 - Provision of HR System & Payroll Services" was conducted by BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. This contract focuses on delivering HR and payroll services to GLF Schools, covering crucial compliance with UK employment laws and regulations. The project has a total value of £750,000 and falls within the industry category of software packages and information systems, suitable for delivery throughout the South East region of the United Kingdom. The call-off from a dynamic purchasing system method was used, with the procurement process recently reaching the award stage. The contract period is set from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029, with the award having been made to ACCESS UK LTD on 23rd December 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialised in HR software and payroll services, especially those capable of offering innovative, compliant solutions tailored to the education sector's needs. With a focus on automating HR workflows and ensuring regulatory adherence, companies experienced in providing comprehensive and scalable HR systems would be particularly well-positioned to compete. While the awarded contract was supplied by a large-scale organisation, the procurement's openness to SMEs indicates potential avenues for businesses of smaller scales to leverage their niche expertise in HR systems and services.

## Notice

GLF0009 - Provision of HR System & Payroll Services - GLF Schools This Further Competition (FC) is being issued by GLF Schools for the Provision of HR System and Payroll Services for 36 months + two x 12 month extensions via the Ethical & Sustainable Supply DPS. The system must support centralised and decentralised HR and payroll functions across all academies within the trust. It should ensure compliance with UK employment law, HMRC regulations, data protection standards and education sector-specific requirements Objectives * To provide a centralised HR platform across all academies within the trust. * To automate and standardise HR workflows from an end-to-end employee lifecycle perspective including recruitment, onboarding, safeguarding checks, and payroll. * To ensure compliance with UK employment law, KCSIE, GDPR, HMRC, and DfE reporting requirements. * To support HR operations that span the entire trust and all its sites (trust-wide), as well as those specific to individual sites/schools (trust-level), such as local terms and conditions, payroll, and site-specific policies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a63a38-b45a-4908-a57d-82ce6b156541 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £392,392 |
| 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 | BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Washington North |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACCESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2026 at 08:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a63a38-b45a-4908-a57d-82ce6b156541

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a63a38-b45a-4908-a57d-82ce6b156541
  16th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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