Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 23 May 2025, 15:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HR Applicant Tracking Software

Official notice

Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This preliminary market research is a Request For Information (RFI) to inform NHSBSA's future strategy for providing a HR applicant tracking system, for an anticipated interim period of time only. This will be used by NHSBSA and its HR Shared Services clients. Further details can be found in the RFI document itself. To access the RFI document and provide a response to NHSBSA, you will need to register via Atamis, the Health Family e-Commercial System (found at: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗). Once you register an account, navigate towards the "View our Live Opportunities" page. From this page, you can find this specific RFI opportunity, with the following details: Title: W132893 [Pre-Proc] HR Applicant Tracking Software Ref: C343055 This will allow you to access the documentation or register for the opportunity. Any communication regarding this RFI should be made via the Messaging functionality within Atamis.

CPV: Software package and information systems · Time accounting or human resources software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 15:10 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 15:10 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026663
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsTime accounting or human resources software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052394 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:10 BST
  2. Market engagement
    11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    This preliminary engagement covers a written response to provide insight into the areas identified in the RFI document. Suppliers may be contacted following the written responses to provide additional clarification on specific areas.

  3. Contract starts299 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:10 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Business Services Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRLZ-1599-JGTT Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NYContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure