Official UK procurement notice
Global Mobility Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, and SUPC for Global Mobility Services.
The Framework Agreement will be split into three lots as follows:
Lot 1 – Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services
Lot 2 – Employee Relocation Services
Lot 3 – Employer of Record Services
This Framework Agreement will commence on 1st July 2025 for an initial period of 24 months until 30th June 2027 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 30th June 2028 and a further 12 months until 30th June 2029 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance.
The following organisations have committed to this procurement, All Lots: NWUPC, NEUPC,LUPC, SUPC, APUC, HEPCW.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 11 suppliers · 6 bids received (0.5 per place) · 10 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2025
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory ServicesCancelledRenewal
Lot 1 - Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services includes, but is not limited to, the following scope: the provision of advice and support to the Member Institution on its management of global employees' working or travelling arrangements in an overseas host country for the following aspects: international taxation, international payroll, and immigration services. Advisory services (comprising specialist advice on international employment law, international pensions, feasibility assessments and cost projections, business traveller and remote working, permanent establishment, employer of record model) are included on a non-mandatory basis. Additional information: Lotted suppliers may sub-contract part of the work to a third party which includes supplier firms (partner companies that form part of the same group) and/or sub-contractors providing a service on behalf of the main supplier.
Lot #2Employee Relocation ServicesCancelledRenewal
Lot 2 – Employee Relocation Services includes, but is not limited to, the following scope: the provision of employee relocation services including advice and support to a Member Institution and its global employees. Relocation services can be provided inbound and outbound of the UK via a managed service or through an expense management service (with an option to also provide this with relocation support services). The suite of relocation services comprise advice & service coordination, settling-in, removal & storage for household goods, home search, orientation services, cultural support, school/education search and partner support services. Relocation services may also be required for Global Employees moving within the UK only (domestic relocation) and moves from one Host Country to another. Both of these are included on a non-mandatory basis. Additional information: Lotted suppliers may sub-contract part of the work to a third party which includes supplier firms (partner companies that form part of the same group) and/or sub-contractors providing a service on behalf of the main supplier.
Lot #3Employer of Record ServicesCancelledRenewal
Lot 3 – Employer of Record Services comprises of employer of record services where a Customer is seeking a global employment outsourcing provider to operate overseas on its behalf as a legal employer of record. The Supplier will fulfil the employer responsibilities in an overseas location on behalf of the Customer for its global employees to prevent any unintended compliance risks on workforce arrangements. The services comprise employer administration, HR support, payroll and tax compliance requirements in the Host Country. Additional information: Lotted suppliers may sub-contract part of the work to a third party which includes supplier firms (partner companies that form part of the same group) and/or sub-contractors providing a service on behalf of the main supplier.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 70.00%
- Price: 30.00%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Global Mobility Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 11 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2025, 09:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PFB3160 NW- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6c2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note, the contract conclusion is still to be finalised with further suppliers on Lot 3. Once the contracts are concluded, a further contract award notice(s) will be published for those suppliers concerned. The organisations intending to use this agreement are: NWUPC https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/ APUC http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members HEPCW https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ LUPC https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list NEUPC http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members SUPC https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members At some point during the life of the Framework Agreement the current members of the following may wish to utilise the Agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. This Agreement is not intended to replace any current Agreements that either participating or non-participating Institutions may already have in place. A list of the current members is available as follows: Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations Local Authorities https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council https://www.local.gov.uk NDPBs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations National Parks Authorities https://www.nationalparks.uk/ Police Forces in the United Kingdom http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/fire-and-rescue-services NHS Bodies England https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/ Hospices in the UK https://www.hospiceuk.org/hospice-care-finder Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission http://www.oscr.org.uk Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm www.cas.org.uk Scottish Police http://www.scotland.police.uk NI Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departments https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/topics/your-executive/government-departments https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies Schools and Universities in Northern Ireland https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ Health and Social care in Northern Ireland http://online.hscni.net Northern Ireland Housing Associations https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Police Service of Northern Ireland https://www.psni.police.uk
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 26 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published26 Aug 2025, 09:02 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2025, 17:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £7,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Employer of Record Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Employee Relocation Services
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Employer of Record Services
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Employee Relocation Services
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWUPC LtdReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
11 commercial parties on the notice- AAB Employer Solutions LLPFramework contractor
- CD&R Galaxy UK Opco LimitedFramework contractor
- Crowe U.K. LLPFramework contractor
- Equus Global Expansion LLCFramework contractor
- Grant Thornton UK LLPFramework contractor
- KPMG LLPFramework contractor
- Pickfords Move Management LimitedFramework contractor
- Sterling Relocation LimitedFramework contractor
- TTHCurzon Relocation LtdFramework contractor
- The Briars Group LimitedFramework contractor
- The Briars Group LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria