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title: "Invitation To Tender for a Managed Payroll Service for the Mulberry Schools Trust"
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# Invitation To Tender for a Managed Payroll Service for the Mulberry Schools Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-a-managed-payroll-service-for-the-mulberry-schools-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-037f42). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Mulberry Schools Trust: "Invitation To Tender for a Managed Payroll Service for the Mulberry Schools Trust". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Mulberry Schools Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mulberry-schools-trust-coh-10035860)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business transaction and personal business software development services, Miscellaneous business and business-related services, Payroll management services, Personnel and payroll services, Time accounting or human resources software development services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-a-managed-payroll-service-for-the-mulberry-schools-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-037f42#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037f42`

## 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-tender-for-a-managed-payroll-service-for-the-mulberry-schools-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-037f42#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-a-managed-payroll-service-for-the-mulberry-schools-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-037f42#participate

## Description
The Mulberry Schools Trust requires a managed payroll service for each of the five schools within the academy Trust. At present, and as a consequence of schools joining the Trust, the Trust currently works with two payroll providers. It is looking to engage a single payroll provider to support the Trust’s current school portfolio and additional schools as the join the Trust throughout the contract term. The Trust is looking to engage with a provider for a Managed Payroll Service for a period of five years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 48450000, 72212400, 72212450, 79631000, 79900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £180,000
- **Description:** The Trust requires a Managed Payroll Service across each of its schools. At present, and as a consequence of schools joining the Trust, the Trust currently works with two payroll providers. It is looking to engage a single payroll provider to support...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Invitation To Tender for a Managed Payroll Service for the Mulberry Schools Trust (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `035717-2022-CA11314-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035717-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-16T15:24:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:14:03.721Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037f42