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Published 5 Dec 2022, 13:47 GMT
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Human Resources, Payroll and Employee Screening Services

Framework
Assessment centre services for recruitment
Business and management consultancy and related services
Business and management consultancy services
+29 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
complete
Lots published
5
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
Standard
Published delivery schedule
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Crescent Purchasing Limited: "Human Resources, Payroll and Employee Screening Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
The Framework will provide a comprehensive range of HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services. It is being established to meet the needs of Crescent Purchasing Consortium Members,http://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php and potential members at https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/new. It is also open for use by all contracting authorities across the UK public sector (and any future successors). These include (but not limited to) central government departments and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Hospices, Registered Charities, National Parks and registered Social Landlords. Full details of the classification of eligible end user organisations and geographical areas is available at: http://www.dukefieldprocurement.co.uk/fts-eligible-users The Framework will be let across five Lots, with a maximum of 8 suppliers awarded a place on each of the Lots.

Lots and requirements (5)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Human Resource Payroll and Employee Screening Services One-Stop-Shop
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This lot will include the provision of of all the Lots below as detailed within the respective lot descriptions, delivered as an integrated service to the framework user; thus delivering their requirement for human resource services, payroll and employee screening services from a single supplier.
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Human Resource Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Human resource services including but not limited to, the following services: Specialist recruitment/e-recruitment services, HR consultancy, managed services, training, business and administration support services, transformational services, leadership and management support services and employee support services.
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Payroll Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Payroll Services including but not limited to: Data Input, Processing of Payroll, Setting Up and Processing of Pensions, Tax NI and Related Services, Holiday Calculations, Sickness Paternity and Maternity Calculations, Processing of Expenses and Benefit, Processing of Third Party Payments and Pensions, Payment of Salaries, Production of Payslips, Application of Legislative Updates, Provision of Management Information, Production of HMRC Documentation, Payroll Query Help Line and Employee Help Line. All services to be delivered either as a Bureau, Part Managed or Managed Service
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Employee Screening Services Solutions
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This lot offers a full suite of employee screening checks including, but not limited to: Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal record checks, as detailed in lot 5, Verification Service Checks, Credit Checks, Right to work checks, Identity Verification, Passport Validation, DVLA/Driving Licence checks, Directorship checks, Media/Social Media checks, International Fraud/Sanction checks, BS7858 Checks and The Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Check
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal Record Checks
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This lot offers a comprehensive range of Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal Record checks such as: Basic, Standard and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks or equivalents.
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 60%
price: 40%
Uniform evaluation weighting applied across all 5 lots.
Incumbent & Market Position
Repeat Winner in Category (48)Liberata UK Ltd3 repeat awards retained in category
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~2× annual contract value annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Crescent Purchasing Limited

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Crescent Purchasing Limited. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    32Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0% · Mean: 30.7 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsEarly evidence: fewer than 3 attributable awards
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Methodology & coverage notes (11 active published awards)
    Coverage: 11 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 48 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:00 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    7.58%
    CPV sector evidence · 115 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 2,681 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~63 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 117 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    7 updates
    2 deadline changes
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 48)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    IWM/2627/Ops/3508: DBS Checking Services for Imperial War MuseumsImperial War Museum · 3 Sept 2026, 10:20 BST
    £88,750
    same CPV family
    same region
    £70,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated ServicesWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · 3 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
    £49,999,999
    same CPV family
    same region
    £6,000,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    Provision of Professional Interpreting and Translation ServicesKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · 7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
    £2,000,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodStandard public procedureLegal basisStandard UK Procurement RulesProcurement categoryServices
    Notice statuscompleteProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published5 Dec 2022, 13:47 GMTLast source update5 Dec 2022, 13:47 GMT
    Classification (CPV)Assessment centre services for recruitment, Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Business transaction and personal business software development services, Business transaction and personal business software package, Career guidance services, General personnel services for the government, Human resources management consultancy services, Investigation and security services, Job search services, Miscellaneous business and business-related services, Miscellaneous business-related services, Payroll management services, Personnel and payroll services, Personnel services except placement and supply services, Personnel-training services, Placement services of office-support personnel, Placement services of personnel, Recruitment services, Staff development services, Staff training services, Supply services of medical personnel, Supply services of nursing personnel, Supply services of office personnel, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff, Time accounting or human resources software development services, Time accounting or human resources software package
    Delivery area
    UK
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03527e
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      5 Dec 2022, 13:47 GMT
    2. Award unsuccessful
      Not published · Not published
    3. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    4. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    5. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    6. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    7. Contract active
      Signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £35,000,000
    8. Contract active
      Signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £35,000,000
    9. Contract active
      Signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £15,000,000
    10. Contract active
      Signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £15,000,000

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (5)
    Human Resource Payroll and Employee Screening Services One-Stop-Shop
    Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
    EPM Ltd, Liberata UK Ltd
    Not published · Not published · active
    Civica UK Limited, EPM Ltd, Liberata UK Ltd, Neo People Management Ltd, PARSEQ LIMITED
    Not published · Not published · active
    3-2-1-GoCheck Ltd, ADECCO, Complete Background Screening Ltd, Due Diligence Checking Ltd, GIANT PRECISION LIMITED, HORUS SECURITY CONSULTANCY LIMITED, Verifile Limited
    Not published · Not published · active
    3-2-1-GoCheck Ltd, ADECCO, Complete Background Screening Ltd, GIANT PRECISION LIMITED, HORUS SECURITY CONSULTANCY LIMITED, Liberata UK Ltd, Verifile Limited
    Not published · Not published · active
    Contracts (4)
    Human Resource Services
    £35,000,000 · signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
    Payroll Services
    £35,000,000 · signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
    Employee Screening Services Solutions
    £15,000,000 · signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
    Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal Record Checks
    £15,000,000 · signed 5 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
    Bid statistics
    bids: 5 (lot 2)
    bids: 9 (lot 3)
    bids: 9 (lot 4)
    bids: 9 (lot 5)
    Bidding dynamics & price outcome
    Total bids received: 9
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Status changed to complete
      5 Dec 2022, 13:47 GMT
    2. Official notice release published
      5 Dec 2022, 13:47 GMT
    3. tender value changed
      12 Aug 2022, 12:09 BST
    4. Status changed to published status
      12 Aug 2022, 12:09 BST
    5. Official notice release published
      12 Aug 2022, 12:09 BST
    6. Submission deadline changed to published date
      12 Aug 2022, 12:09 BST
    7. Published value updated to £150,000,000
      15 Jul 2022, 13:36 BST
    8. Status changed to active
      15 Jul 2022, 13:36 BST
    9. Official notice release published
      15 Jul 2022, 13:36 BST
    10. Submission deadline changed to 18 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
      15 Jul 2022, 13:36 BST
    11. Buyer information updated
      15 Jul 2022, 13:36 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Crescent Purchasing Limited

    Contracting authority
    GB-FTS-59023
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    Official Documents & Specifications (0)

    Official links; attachments are not copied
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