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title: "HR Professional advice, policies, practises and forms"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e3e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# HR Professional advice, policies, practises and forms

Buyer: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e3e

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames procured access to a resource for HR professionals containing current human resources policies, procedures and guidance, including related forms and practices. The requirement is for HR information software and systems, supporting the council’s HR professionals in their work. Delivery is in Kingston upon Thames. CIPD HR Inform was selected as the supplier for the requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The council made a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. CIPD HR Inform was awarded the contract. It was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2032. The contract value is £42,000 excluding VAT (£50,400 including VAT). The procurement comprised one lot. The stated purpose was to provide HR professionals with access to current policies, procedures and guidance for human resources requirements; no separate evaluation basis is recorded.

This award shows demand from Kingston Council for a maintained, professional HR information resource, rather than bespoke HR consultancy or a one-off policy-writing project. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need to provide reliable access to current policies, procedures, guidance and forms that HR professionals can use across a broad range of human resources needs. The selected supplier is a large provider, indicating that the requirement was met through an established information service. A credible competitor would need a well-organised and regularly updated HR content library, suitable digital access for professional users, and the capacity to sustain that service over a multi-year contract. The award was made directly without competition, so the process provides no evidence of scored evaluation criteria or specific accreditation requirements.

## Notice

Resource for HR professionals to access current policies, procedures and guidance for all human resources requirements

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092668-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jun 2027 - 31 May 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £42,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Postcode area | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIPD-HR Inform |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 10:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092668-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092668-2026
  1st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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