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# Invitation to submit a proposal for human resources information system (HRIS) and fully managed payroll service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-submit-a-proposal-for-human-resources-information-system-hris-and-fully-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-06ea20). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** VANGUARD LEARNING TRUST: "Invitation to submit a proposal for human resources information system (HRIS) and fully managed payroll service". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [VANGUARD LEARNING TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/vanguard-learning-trust-GB-COH-07796938)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Personnel and payroll services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-submit-a-proposal-for-human-resources-information-system-hris-and-fully-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-06ea20#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ea20`

## 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/invitation-to-submit-a-proposal-for-human-resources-information-system-hris-and-fully-mana-ocds-h6vhtk-06ea20#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Vanguard Learning Trust
Field End Junior School
Field End Road
Ruislip
HA4 9PQ
payrollpensions@vlt.org.uk

## Description
Vanguard Learning Trust invites qualified suppliers to tender for the provision of a cloud-based human resources information system (HRIS) and a fully managed payroll service to support approximately 615 employees across 6 schools and a central Trust team. The solution must deliver secure, efficient HR and payroll processes, ensure statutory compliance with UK employment, pensions and HMRC regulations, and provide high-quality support to both Trust leaders and school-based staff.
Objectives
The Trust aims to procure a combined HRIS and payroll solution that:
Provides a single source of truth for employee data across all schools and the Trust's central team.
Reduces administrative workloads and manual processing.
Ensures accurate, timely payroll with all third-party submissions completed by the provider, including HMRC, pension providers, and statutory bodies.
Supports workforce planning, reporting, and strategic oversight at Trust level.
Offers excellent employee and manager self-service.
Ensures data security, GDPR compliance, and UK-based hosting.
Scope of software and services
The software will include:
General HR system of record (SoR)
Absence and attendance management functionality, which will link to occupational sickness scheme requirements
Time and expenses (the functionality for employees to log additional hours and expenses, which would only be approved at managerial level)
Organisation structure
Employee Self Service
Manager Self Service
People Analytics
A fully managed payroll and pension service
The Trust would not be procuring the functionality below in the first instance but may consider doing at a later date. These are, therefore, 'desirable' rather than 'essential':
Integrated applicant tracking and onboarding functionality
Performance management and appraisal functionality
Case management functionality
The service provision will include:
Fully managed payroll services
Fully managed pensions services
Solution hosting
Requirements
Our requirements (functional and non-functional) have been listed and are provided in an Excel sheet along with this document.
Supplier Responses
Suppliers are requested to complete the supplier response columns within the requirements document and to provide a commercial proposal using the template in the attached sheet. Additionally, please provide a high level project plan to demonstrate the timescales that your solution could be deployed in and a copy of your customer support service-level agreement (SLA). Finally, short-listed providers will be required to complete the Trust's data protection impact assessment (DPIA).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79631000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £200,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080155-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-11T09:25:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T11:59:10.487Z
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