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# Human Resources, Payroll and Employee Screening Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/human-resources-payroll-and-employee-screening-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03527e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited: "Human Resources, Payroll and Employee Screening Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £150,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £150,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (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 (+23 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/human-resources-payroll-and-employee-screening-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03527e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03527e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/human-resources-payroll-and-employee-screening-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03527e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/human-resources-payroll-and-employee-screening-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03527e#participate

## 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 (5)
### Lot 1: Human Resource Payroll and Employee Screening Services One-Stop-Shop
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 48400000, 48450000, 72212400, 72212450, 75131100, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000,000
- **Description:** 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 empl...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Human Resource Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48400000, 48450000, 72212400, 72212450, 75131100, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £35,000,000
- **Description:** 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, leadersh...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Payroll Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48400000, 48450000, 72212400, 72212450, 79000000, 79211110
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £35,000,000
- **Description:** 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 Bene...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Employee Screening Services Solutions
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79610000, 79611000, 79631000, 79700000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £15,000,000
- **Description:** 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 Verif...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal Record Checks
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79610000, 79611000, 79631000, 79700000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £15,000,000
- **Description:** 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.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Human Resource Payroll and Employee Screening Services One-Stop-Shop (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `034347-2022-CA10556-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Human Resource Services (active)
  - Award id: `034347-2022-CA10556-2`
  - Supplier(s): **EPM Ltd, Liberata UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24738`, `GB-FTS-168122`
  - Value: £35,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Payroll Services (active)
  - Award id: `034347-2022-CA10556-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Civica UK Limited, EPM Ltd, Liberata UK Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-120762`, `GB-FTS-24738`, `GB-FTS-168122`, `GB-FTS-116166`, `GB-FTS-68300`
  - Value: £35,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Employee Screening Services Solutions (active)
  - Award id: `034347-2022-CA10556-4`
  - Supplier(s): **3-2-1-GoCheck Ltd, ADECCO, Complete Background Screening Ltd (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-70026`, `GB-FTS-59763`, `GB-FTS-172636`, `GB-FTS-70024`, `GB-FTS-70021`, `GB-FTS-70025`, `GB-FTS-59860`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal Record Checks (active)
  - Award id: `034347-2022-CA10556-5`
  - Supplier(s): **3-2-1-GoCheck Ltd, ADECCO, Complete Background Screening Ltd (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-70026`, `GB-FTS-59763`, `GB-FTS-172636`, `GB-FTS-70021`, `GB-FTS-70025`, `GB-FTS-168122`, `GB-FTS-59860`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Human Resource Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2022

- **Contract:** Payroll Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2022

- **Contract:** Employee Screening Services Solutions (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2022

- **Contract:** Disclosure and Barring Service and Criminal Record Checks (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034347-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-05T13:47:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T10:40:56.139Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03527e