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title: "Open Competition for HR & Payroll Systems"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04835e"
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buyer: "SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST"
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# Open Competition for HR & Payroll Systems

Buyer: SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04835e

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## Summary

Salterns Academy Trust in Portsmouth, which currently operates two schools and will be expanding to a third in autumn 2024, has concluded the procurement stage for an open competition seeking HR & Payroll Systems. The procurement, classified under the industry category "Software package and information systems," aimed at increasing HR efficiency within the trust and integrating with existing finance systems. With a final contract awarded to MHR International UK Limited on 22 January 2025, and with a completion status, the tender sought suppliers under a GPA-covered open procedure, with evaluation criteria focusing 40% on price and 60% on quality. Initially announced with a submission deadline set for 27 August 2024, the procurement covered the Portsmouth region (UKJ31).

This HR & Payroll Systems tender represented a lucrative opportunity, particularly for businesses specialising in software solutions and personnel services. With a contract valued at £278,258, the project aimed to streamline HR processes across a growing educational trust, making it an attractive target for companies with a strong background in integrated financial and payroll systems. The selection criteria, which emphasised both cost-effectiveness and quality, opened avenues for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that could offer competitive yet high-quality solutions, fostering business growth within this sector.

## Notice

Salterns Academy Trust exists to serve the community of Portsmouth. We currently run two successful and fast-growing secondary schools in the city, providing opportunities for over 2100 young people to be the very best that they can be. The Trust is undertaking a programme of growth and will be onboarding a third, all through school, into the Trust during the autumn of 2024. This will increase our student numbers to 3,500 and our staffing numbers to around 500. We are looking to increase efficiency and effectiveness of our HR team through the standardisation of HR processes across the Trust. We are looking to procure a HR system that will integrate with our existing finance and payment systems and streamline the onboarding of further schools in the future.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an open procurement for HR & Payroll System for Salterns Academy Trust

Renewal: 36 months with 2 x optional 12 month extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002935-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | £250,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £278,258 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO3 5XT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | Copnor |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth North |
| Delivery location | TLJ31 Portsmouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MHR INTERNATIONAL |

## 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
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2025 at 10:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002935-2025
- 22 Jul 2024 at 14:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022705-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.salternstrust.co.uk
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://mhrglobal.com/uk/en

## Provenance

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