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Published 10 Jul 2024, 16:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HR and Payroll Solution · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: City of Sunderland College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£240,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2024awarded 20 Dec 2024
Awarded to MHR International UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Education Partnership North East (EPNE) is a dynamic partnership of three colleges - Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form and Northumberland College. The primary objective of the Contract is to appoint a sole provider to deliver a cloud based HR and Payroll Solution

CPV: Personnel and payroll services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Education Partnership North East (EPNE) is a dynamic partnership of three colleges -…Awarded

Education Partnership North East (EPNE) is a dynamic partnership of three colleges - Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form and Northumberland College. The primary objective of the Contract was to appoint a sole provider to deliver a cloud based HR and Payroll Solution

Delivery: North East · Sunderland
Extensions: Option to extend following initial termVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    n/a

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Jul 2024, 16:49 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2025, 09:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
SUN REF 139
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001975
Classification (CPV)
Personnel and payroll servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c6e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Email response to above

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

2 Sept 2024 → 21 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Jan 2025, 09:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2025, 09:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MHR International UK Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic1—£474,138 – £684,028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Sunderland College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Bede Campus , Sunderland , North East, SR3 4AHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria