Official UK procurement notice
HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services 2
Authority: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFor the past few years, CPC has outsourced the contract management of its HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services framework agreement for various reasons, one of which being capacity internally. We are now looking to bring this framework back in-house and this tender exercise will form the new iteration of the framework.
Suppliers must be capable of delivering high-quality, cost-effective HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services to institutions such as schools, academies, colleges, universities, and educational trusts, as well as local authorities and the wider public sector.
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CPV: Human resources management consultancy services · Personnel and payroll services · Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 40 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.2 per place) · 16 appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 21 Nov 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- description
Who may buy through it
Crescent Purchasing Consortium
Published description of the framework
Framework Agreement
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £2,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Human Resource ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Payroll ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Employee Screening ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4DBS Screening ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 40 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Crescent Purchasing Consortium
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jun 2026, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 11:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CA17950- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052242- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac30Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · description
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Timeline
3 Jun 2026 → 21 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published141 days ago3 Jun 2026, 11:24 BST
- Clarification questions by132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends113 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent43 days ago9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published41 days ago11 Sept 2026, 11:56 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 30 days21 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 31 days21 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 11:24 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 14:32 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST26 Jun 2026, 14:32 BST+0 days · was 1 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 11:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2026, 11:56 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£2,500,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Human Resource Services1 award | |||
| CLEAR BRIDGE HR LTD, Capita Business Services Ltd, EPM Ltd, Judicium EducationSME, SAMpeopleLot: (1) Lot 1 - Human Resource Services1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months) | ceiling above | 9 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Payroll Services1 award | |||
| CINTRA HR & PAYROLL SERVICES LTD, Capita Business Services Ltd, EPM Ltd, EVOLVE STAFFING LTDSME, Neo People Management LtdSME, SAMpeople +1 moreLot: (2) Lot 2 - Payroll Services1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months) | £2,500,000 | 9 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Employee Screening Services1 award | |||
| First Advantage Europe Limited, Giant Screening Limited, Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,, Secure Screening Services, Verifile Limited, Vision for EducationSME +1 moreLot: (3) Lot 3 - Employee Screening Services 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months) | £2,500,000 | 9 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · DBS Screening Services1 award | |||
| APPLICATIONS ASSIST LIMITED, First Advantage Europe Limited, Giant Screening Limited, Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,, Secure Screening Services, Verifile Limited +2 moreLot: (4) Lot 4 - DBS Screening Services1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 12 months) | ceiling above | 9 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Human Resource Services | 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Payroll Services | 7final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Employee Screening Services | 7final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · DBS Screening Services | 8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- APPLICATIONS ASSIST LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CLEAR BRIDGE HR LTDFramework contractor
- Capita Business Services LtdFramework contractor
- Cintra HR and PayrollFramework contractor
- EPM LtdFramework contractor
- EVOLVE STAFFING LTDFramework contractor
- FIRST ADVANTAGE EUROPE LTDFramework contractor
- GIANT PRECISION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Judicium EducationFramework contractor
- Neo People Management LtdFramework contractor
Show 6 more suppliers
- Reed Specialist RecruitmentFramework contractor
- SAMpeopleFramework contractor
- Secure Screening ServicesFramework contractor
- Verifile LimitedFramework contractor
- Vision for Education LimitedFramework contractor
- Zelt LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender