---
title: "Consultancy review for HR and Payroll system processes"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843829"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The City of Edinburgh Council"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# Consultancy review for HR and Payroll system processes

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843829

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned a consultancy review for its Human Resources and payroll system processes. The work was to diagnose specific issues in those systems, rather than provide general management consultancy. It falls within HR consultancy services (CPV 72266000) and was delivered for the Council in Edinburgh. The requirement was structured as a single call-off under the Government Commercial Agency’s Management Consultancy Framework Four, HR lot. Suppliers specialising in diagnosing HR and payroll system problems for public sector organisations are the closest fit. The procurement description characterises the requirement as urgent and one-off.

The procurement is complete and IBM United Kingdom Limited was selected for the single HR consultancy call-off. The contract is active and was signed on 4 September 2026, with a value of £32,969. The call-off period runs from 22 September to 3 November 2026. The Council used an open procedure, with the call-off made under the Government Commercial Agency’s Management Consultancy Framework Four. One bid was recorded. The process covered one lot, for a consultancy review of HR and payroll system processes. The award data does not set out specific evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements. The contract was awarded to IBM United Kingdom Limited.

For firms competing when this Council’s HR and payroll systems need similar support, the relevant capability is focused diagnosis of system and process issues, backed by the ability to provide consultancy quickly. Experience working with public sector HR and payroll environments would help demonstrate a close fit with the requirement. The buying route is also commercially significant: this was a framework call-off, specifically through the Government Commercial Agency’s Management Consultancy Framework Four HR lot. A credible competitor would therefore need access to an appropriate framework route as well as consultancy expertise suited to HR systems. The requirement was a contained, short-term piece of work rather than a broad transformation programme, so suppliers able to mobilise specialists for a defined review are better aligned than providers whose offer depends on a much larger engagement.

## Notice

Human Resources require urgent consultancy to diagnose specific HR and payroll system issues.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Consultancy review for HR and Payroll system processes. call off from the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) Lot 5 - HR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566129 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,969 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IBM United Kingdom Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72266000 - Software consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566129

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566129
  Consultancy review for HR and Payroll system processes - Human Resources require urgent consultancy to diagnose specific HR and payroll system issues.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843829

## Provenance

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