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Published 8 Aug 2022, 16:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Meridian Trust – Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: MERIDIAN TRUST (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£525,000exc. VAT23.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2022awarded 10 Mar 2023
Awarded to MHR International UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Meridian Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll, HR Administration System and Associated ServicesSuppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system.When the tender documents have been made available suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be access from the My Tender area of this website and by selecting the View Details button of this project.Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be accepted.Any questions relating to this tender should be made via the correspondence section of this website.

  • Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options

CPV: Payroll management services · Personnel and payroll services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Meridian Trust Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll, HR…AwardedRenewalPublished value£525,000

Meridian Trust Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll, HR Administration and Associated ServicesFull details of the system functionality and supporting services the Trust requires are available via the Statement of Requirements which is part of the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The Contract value will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years · The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five yearsVariant bids: allowed

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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options

First published
8 Aug 2022, 16:49 BST
Last source update
27 Mar 2023, 15:44 BST
Authority reference
MPN-10229
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008857
Classification (CPV)
Payroll management servicesPersonnel and payroll services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0359fa Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Meridian Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
7 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Sept 2022 → 27 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    6 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Mar 2023, 15:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2023, 15:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,7021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MHR International UK LimitedPayroll, HR Administration and Associated Services£650,702 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Meridian Trust

Contracting authorityPublic bodyEducation InstituteEducation Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, East of England, CB24 4RSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria