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Published 12 Oct 2026, 10:05 BST

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HR & Payroll System — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Midlands Education Trust (Public body)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Business Services & Consultancy (79)+4 more Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Planned pipeline value£1,200,000pipeline notice — not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

EMET anticipates procuring a modern HR & Payroll solution. The proposed HR & Payroll system will require a range of functionality, organisations capable of providing a suitable system for Multi Academy Trust with approx. 2,200 users are invited to respond to this notice, to help us shape the strategy around this project.

This is NOT a tender. The objective of this PME is to gather information to better understand the solutions in the market, their capabilities, developments, and how best to design and a potential tender specification to maximise value to Trust and its employees. The process will also help to identify the cost involved, the most suitable route to market (including the use of framework agreements, if we chose), to ensure overall best value.

CPV: Business intelligence software package · Payroll management services · Software package and information systems · Software package suites · Time accounting or human resources software package · Transaction-processing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Sept 2027 — 31 Aug 2030 (up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsDelivery: East Midlands
Extensions
Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems48217000 Transaction-processing software package48422000 Software package suites48450000 Time accounting or human resources software package48482000 Business intelligence software package79211110 Payroll management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
12 Oct 2026, 10:05 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 10:05 BST
Authority reference
EMET-ML-HRIS-2027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095930
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business intelligence software packagePayroll management servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware package suitesTime accounting or human resources software packageTransaction-processing software package
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078553 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    12 Oct 2026, 10:05 BST
  2. Market engagementin 67 days
    18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTEMET intends on collecting market and solution data via an online form. Suppliers can access this using the link provided below. The authority will also use this opportunity to talk to suppliers directly and/or to receive system demos. Demos, and/or meetings can be booked with the core project team via the bookings link below. Please note it is not mandatory to participate in any or all parts of this PME. The PME will be used to better understand and refine requirements before a procurement strategy can be developed. EMET reserves the right, where best value can be achieved, to use a compliant framework agreement for this procurement. PME Form Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fYBqNrSLjEiiRKmKIws-oMVIa207DmdDuvl4xrhX0lhUQ1FER0tVWkNRTlFRUFlYVVZPWFMyTEM1Qy4u Meeting Booking Link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/[email protected]/?ismsaljsauthenabled
  3. Contract startsin 323 days
    1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 10:05 BSTUK2
  2. First planning notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 10:05 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Midlands Education Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQNZ-5925-XQCZ The West Bridgford School, Loughborough Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 7FAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure