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BuyerSovini Limited
StatusOpen
Deadline11 Sept 2026
Value£600,000
Published11 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The Authority's key objectives are to: •Implement a single, integrated HR and Payroll solution that provides a single source of truth for workforce data. •Improve employee and manager experience through intuitive self-service functionality accessible via desktop and mobile devices. •Reduce manual administration through workflow automation, configurable approvals and digital document management. •Strengthen payroll efficiency, accuracy and statutory compliance. •Enhance management reporting, analytics and workforce planning capabilities. •Support future organisational growth, restructuring and changes in ways of working. •Improve data quality, governance, auditability and GDPR compliance. •Enable integration with the Authority's wider Microsoft ecosystem and corporate applications. •Provide a scalable platform that supports innovation, emerging technologies and future AI-enabled capabilities. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bootle:-Time-accounting-or-human-resources-software-package./E6PVD2MG48 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/E6PVD2MG48

Delivery location

UKD7, GB

Categories

Financial systems software package 48442000Time accounting or human resources software package 48450000Personnel and payroll services 79631000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£600,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2028 to 31 Mar 2032
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Criterion 1 — Cost Analysis (30%)
Criterion 2 — Functional Spec (40%)
Criterion 3 — Quality Questions (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Time accounting or human resources software package, Financial systems software package, Personnel and payroll servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 48. The category anchor is Financial systems software package (48442000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 482,5581 median · 6 average (777 of 2,558 with a bid count)1.4 average (841 of 2,558 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD7131 median · 5 average (7 of 13 with a bid count)1.3 average (7 of 13 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2293 median · 3 average (1 of 229 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 229 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e1c9
Latest release ID076407-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 11 2026 15:27:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076407-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-11T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-02T23:59:59+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method detailshttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/tenders/viewTenderStatus.html?id=1057771344#
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£600,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
11 Aug 2026tender076407-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
11 Aug 2026 · 076407-2026 · tender
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