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Published 9 Jun 2023, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HR & Payroll Software - Cathedral

Official notice

Authority: Keystone Knowledge

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Awarded value£132,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2023awarded 29 Jan 2024
Awarded to Neo People Management Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HR and Payroll Services Tender

CPV: Personnel and payroll services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1HR and Payroll Software Services to include recruitment, onboarding, payroll,…Awarded

HR and Payroll Software Services to include recruitment, onboarding, payroll, pensions, training records, policy management, case management, absence management, flexible working, leavers automation, gender pay gap reporting and budgeting.

Delivery: South West · Bristol BS1 5TS
Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 60Price: 100
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price: 40%
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Demonstrable experience of payroll bureau provision, and knowledge of the education pension schemes, including Teachers Pension Scheme, and the Local Government Pension Scheme.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Education

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
9 Jun 2023, 15:46 BST
Last source update
29 Jan 2024, 13:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Jul 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002921
Accelerated
Current contract has a 6-month notice period
Classification (CPV)
Personnel and payroll services
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d532 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (MT Ref:231212)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jul 2023 → 29 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Jan 2024, 13:36 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jan 2024, 13:36 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £132,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1915 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Neo People Management LtdSME£132,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19bids · 18 electronic · 19 from abroad15——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Keystone Knowledge

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 9 Nightingale Way, Etwall, UK, DE65 6RTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Neo People Management LtdAwarded supplier Hall Drine, Church lane, St Ives, South West, TR26 3DZContact phone

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