---
title: "Invitation To Tender for a Managed Payroll Service for the Mulberry Schools Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037f42"
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buyer: "MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST"
published: "2022-12-16"
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# Invitation To Tender for a Managed Payroll Service for the Mulberry Schools Trust

Buyer: MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037f42

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## Summary

The Mulberry Schools Trust is inviting tenders for a Managed Payroll Service through an open procedure. The Trust requires this service across its schools with an initial contract duration of five years and an option to extend for a further 12 months. The contracting authority, Mulberry Schools Trust, located in London, has set a tender period ending on December 5th, 2022, with the bid opening scheduled for the same date.

This tender for a Managed Payroll Service by the Mulberry Schools Trust presents an opportunity for businesses in the payroll management services industry. The Trust aims to engage a single provider to support its school portfolio, offering a potential contract value of GBP 180,000. Businesses providing software development services, personnel and payroll services, and related business services would be well-suited to compete in this open procurement process.

## Notice

The Mulberry Schools Trust requires a managed payroll service for each of the five schools within the academy Trust. At present, and as a consequence of schools joining the Trust, the Trust currently works with two payroll providers. It is looking to engage a single payroll provider to support the Trust's current school portfolio and additional schools as the join the Trust throughout the contract term. The Trust is looking to engage with a provider for a Managed Payroll Service for a period of five years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust requires a Managed Payroll Service across each of its schools. At present, and as a consequence of schools joining the Trust, the Trust currently works with two payroll providers. It is looking to engage a single payroll provider to support the Trust's current portfolio of five schools plus any additional schools as the join the Trust throughout the contract term. The Trust currently has a decentralised system for many aspects of our finance, HR and payroll services. Each school is responsible for its payroll and the payroll costs are taken from each school bank account. This will continue for the foreseeable future. The Trust requires a Managed Payroll Service solution to meet its requirements as detailed within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Options: 72 month(s) from the commencement date, with 60 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035717-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | £180,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E2 6NW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Weavers |
| Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
- 72212400 - Business transaction and personal business software development services
- 72212450 - Time accounting or human resources software development services
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 16 Dec 2022 at 15:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035717-2022
- 4 Nov 2022 at 14:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031262-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mulberryschoolstrust.org/
- https://suppliers.multiquote.com

## Provenance

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