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Published 21 Nov 2022, 16:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HR and Payroll System (Software as a Service)

Official notice

Authority: West Berkshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,900,000exc. VAT3.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2023awarded 7 Mar 2023
Awarded to MHR International UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Berkshire Council is seeking a system to manage various HR and payroll services, including applicant tracking and the corporate learning platform. This will be a 5yr initial contract, with provision to extend by further periods of 2yr + 2yr + 1yr.Full details are contained within the attached tender pack.

CPV: Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1West Berkshire Council are seeking to procure a Software as a Service solution to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,900,000

West Berkshire Council are seeking to procure a Software as a Service solution to support HR & Payroll services, including applicant tracking and corporate learning.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: This contract has an initial term of 5 years - with provision to extend by 2 + 2 + 1 years.Variant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Nov 2022, 16:20 GMT
Last source update
15 May 2023, 11:55 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
2023/S 000-006578
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013742
Classification (CPV)
Software-related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03870c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jan 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2023 → 15 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jan 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 May 2023, 11:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Mar 2023, 12:50 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextUpdate to award of contract · Section VUnder Section V. Award of ContractFollowing publication of a previous contract award notice (Notice reference: 2023/S 000-006578) relating to this procurement process, the contract award could not be concluded and so this award will not progress as planned.
—TextUpdate to award of contract · Section VUnder Section V. Award of ContractFollowing publication of a previous contract award notice (Notice reference: 2023/S 000-006578) relating to this procurement process, the contract award could not be concluded and so this award will not progress as planned.

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,830,2871 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MHR International UK Limited£1,830,287 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Berkshire District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Market Street Offices, Newbury, South East, RG14 5LDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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