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Published 7 Apr 2025, 16:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK and International Tax Advisory Services & International Payroll Delivery

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK43)
Published estimate£426,000envelope for 2 lots · £511,200 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 May 2025awarded 8 Jul 2025
Awarded to CD&R Galaxy UK Opco Limited2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 17 Jun 2027 · up to 17 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 16 Jun 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This opportunity is for the provision of UK and International Tax Advisory Services and International Payroll Delivery. The University of Exeter has a requirement to establish an agreement with a suitable provider(s) for the specific services of Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory work and International Payroll Solutions services to enable the University to compliantly employ and pay our globally mobile employees outside of the UK. In some circumstances this may be individuals who are international consultants, contractors and casual workers based outside the UK. There is also a current population of cross border workers that work and live overseas but spend both regular and sporadic periods working in the UK for the University. This opportunity is divided into two lots: Lot 1 – UK and International Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory Services Lot 2 - International Payroll Delivery Bids can be submitted for one or both lots.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2029, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Payroll management services · Tax consultancy services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£426,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1UK and International Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory ServicesAwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£173,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 16 Jun 2025 – 17 Jun 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 17 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £173,000 exc. VAT · £207,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The option to extend for up to two years in up to twelve month increments.
79211110 Payroll management services79221000 Tax consultancy services
Lot #2International Payroll DeliveryAwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£253,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 16 Jun 2025 – 17 Jun 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 17 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £253,000 exc. VAT · £303,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The option to extend for up to two years in up to twelve month increments.
79211110 Payroll management services79221000 Tax consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 90%
  • Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2029
First published
7 Apr 2025, 16:52 BST
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 10:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Jun 2025
Authority reference
UOE/2025/017/JU
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013488
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Payroll management servicesTax consultancy services
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe59 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
2 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

7 Apr 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 16:52 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    16 Jun 2025
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    8 Jul 2025
  7. Standstill ends
    21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published234 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 10:17 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 16:52 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 09:12 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2025, 09:12 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 10:17 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £426,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · UK and International Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory Services1 award
CD&R Galaxy UK Opco LimitedSME1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029Extensions: Option to extend for a further two years beyond the initial term in up to 12 month increments.£173,0008 Jul 2025Awarded
Lot 2 · International Payroll Delivery1 award
CD&R Galaxy UK Opco LimitedSME1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029Extensions: Option to extend for a further two years beyond the initial term in up to 12 month increments.£253,0008 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UK and International Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory Services · CD&R Galaxy UK Opco LimitedSME

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    £173,000
    Period
    18 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2028 · up to 16 Feb 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two extensions permissible of up to twelve months each.

    No agreed KPIs: Below required threshold for mandatory KPIs

  • International Payroll Delivery · CD&R Galaxy UK Opco LimitedSME

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    £253,000
    Period
    17 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2028 · up to 16 Feb 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two extensions permissible of up to twelve months each.

    No agreed KPIs: Below the threshold for mandatory KPIs

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · UK and International Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory Services2final-stage tenders20—
2 · International Payroll Delivery2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CD&R Galaxy UK Opco LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXTY-4378-RTWY Care of- Alter Domus, 30 Saint Mary Axe,, London,, London, EC3A 8BFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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