Official UK procurement notice
Human Resources and Recruitment System
Authority: The British Museum
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Museum (BM) is reviewing its Human Resources (HR) System and Applicant Tracking System (ATS). An options appraisal is underway to determine the best solution for its needs: whether to pursue a fully integrated system that includes both an HR system and an ATS (under a single contract), or standalone HR and ATS solutions (two separate contracts with potentially different suppliers). We are seeking to understand the ability of suppliers to deliver these options. The selected provider will be required to assist with the transfer of information from existing databases during the implementation process, provide training, and supply comprehensive documentation to ensure seamless integration with current systems.
The HR System shall support the management of various staff types, including full-time, part-time, fixed-term contract (FTC), and zero-hour employees, as well as non-employees such as volunteers, agency workers, and visiting academics.
The ATS shall support all stages of the hiring process, starting from the initial application stage on the British Museum careers site, through to interview scheduling and the final hiring decision. It will also assist the HR team in organising candidate information, scheduling interviews, communicating with applicants, and onboarding selected candidates by providing references and necessary onboarding documentation.
A fuller description of requirements can be obtained from the contact details provided in the engagement process description provided below.
CPV: Time accounting or human resources software development services · Time accounting or human resources software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 23 Jul 2025, 20:11 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 20:11 BST
- Authority reference
BM.25.036- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042549- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564fdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Jul 2025 → 3 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published23 Jul 2025, 20:11 BST
- Market engagement15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to understand the market's capacity to deliver the options being considered for the renewal of the BM's HR systems. We ask that interested suppliers complete a questionnaire confirming functionalities included in their offerings (both functional and non-functional) as well a high-level pricing. The information received may be used to inform the options appraisal, budgeting and to shape the final specifications and requirements ready for the active tender phase of this procurement.
If you would like to receive the RFI Pack, please send your main contact details, including your name, email address, and phone number to [email protected]
We will send you a copy of the questionnaire in the week commencing the 28th July along with details instructions from this address. Any correspondence relating to the PME including requests for clarification will be managed via that email address, we ask that you do not contact the BM with respect to this PME exercise by any other method.
The BM may at its discretion choose to contact specific respondents to further discuss elements of their questionnaire responses. These discussions might include emails, phone calls, or in-person/online meetings to seek further information.
By participating in this PME, suppliers should be aware that there is no guarantee they will be shortlisted for any subsequent procurement process which will be conducted in compliance with The Procurement Act 2023. The BM may at its discretion choose to award the contract via a framework, rather than an Open or Competitive Flexible Procedure, in which case only those suppliers appointed to the selected framework will be able to participate.
- Contract starts85 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jul 2025, 20:11 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender