---
title: "Outsourced Payroll Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077578"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership"
published: "2026-09-18"
---

# Outsourced Payroll Services

Buyer: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077578

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## Summary

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership procured a fully managed outsourced payroll service for its schools and workforce. The service covers monthly payroll processing for approximately 3,300 employees, with capacity to grow, and must connect with the PeopleXD HR platform. It includes complex teachers’ pay calculations, such as multiple concurrent contracts, TUPE protections and Local Government Pension Scheme calculations. Automated processing is prioritised over manual workarounds, with the option to transition payroll back in-house in future. The service is classified as personnel and payroll services (CPV 79631000). Delivery covers England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Access UK Limited on 17 September 2026. It used a below-threshold route, with the requirement awarded through G-Cloud 14. The single lot was completed. The award is valued at £294,100 excluding VAT, or £352,920 including VAT. The initial contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an option to extend for a further 12 months to 30 September 2029. The extension is at the trust’s discretion, based on performance and budget availability. The buyer expects the contract signature milestone by 30 September 2026. The award is active and the contract period has not yet started.

This award demonstrates demand from a multi-school partnership for a payroll provider able to combine managed service delivery with robust payroll technology. Credible competitors would need experience processing payroll at the scale of around 3,300 employees, including the specific complexities of teachers’ pay, concurrent employment contracts, TUPE protections and LGPS pension calculations. Strong PeopleXD integration capability would be important, as would reliable automated monthly processing that avoids manual workarounds. Suppliers should also be able to support future growth and provide a credible route for transferring payroll back in-house if required. The successful supplier was a large organisation, indicating that operational capacity and resilience across a broad England-wide delivery footprint are relevant considerations.

## Notice

Provision of a fully managed outsourced payroll solution with the ability to transition in-house at a future date. The platform must be able to connect with PeopleXD (HR Platform) and handle a volume of 3,300 employees - with the ability to grow in the future. Supplier must be able to handle complex Teachers' pay calculations to include, but not limited to, multiple concurrent contracts, TUPE protections & LGPS pension calculation. Automated solutions over manual workarounds are priority to ensure seamless monthly processing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088704-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £294,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership |
| Locality | RADSTOCK |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA3 3NQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Radstock |
| Westminster constituency | Frome and East Somerset |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Access UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 13:41 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088704-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088704-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.theaccessgroup.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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