Official UK procurement notice
HR & Payroll Cloud Solution
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of iTrent HR & Payroll Cloud licences and support.
This is Direct Award to MHR International UK Ltd.
On the basis of Single supplier - hold intellectual property and exclusive rights to iTrent.
The justification is under PA23 Schedule 5, paragraph 5 - a direct award is permitted due to exclusive rights especially intellectual property rights. The services is for iTrent licences and support which no alternative supplier can provide due to exclusive and non‑transferable IPRs. The authority has carried out an assessment of the market to identify possible alternative providers. However, the assessment has not revealed any alternatives can modify, host, integrate, or maintain the iTrent platform without violating IPR protections.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 15:07 BST
- Authority reference
PI1301826- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095753- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de98Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
The justification is under PA23 Schedule 5, paragraph 5 - a direct award is permitted due to exclusive rights especially intellectual property rights. The services is for iTrent licences and support which no alternative supplier can provide due to exclusive and non‑transferable IPRs. The authority has carried out an assessment of the market to identify possible alternative providers. However, the assessment has not revealed any alternatives can modify, host, integrate, or maintain the iTrent platform without violating IPR protections.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Oct 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published12 days ago9 Oct 2026, 15:07 BST
- Standstill ends1 day ago20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published7 Aug 2026, 09:03 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 10:46 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2026, 15:54 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 15:57 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2026, 15:13 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published9 Oct 2026, 15:07 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-09: 2 releases · 22 Sept 2026, 22 Sept 2026
- 2026-08: 1 release · 7 Aug 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHR International UK Limited7 Nov 2026 – 6 Nov 2031 · up to 6 Nov 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months extension · Options: Optional licences that Authority may be taking during the contract lifecycle which are included in the total contract value. Break-in option at end of year 3 and year 4. · Amended: Updating the Awarded Supplier details. · Amended: adding the justification for direct award in the Description box. · Amended: contact extension options | £3,975,243 | 8 Oct 2026standstill to 20 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corporate Officer of the House of CommonsContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MHR INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender