Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for Provision of Payroll and Pensions Services
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedNational Framework Agreement for the provision of Financial, Payroll and Pensions Services
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service has introduced a new Framework Agreement for the provision of Payroll and Pension Services which will allow NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure the services from a multi supplier framework and as such no form of further competition will be required.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Payroll management services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 9 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £50,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1NHS Payroll and Pensions ServicesAwardedceiling above
Lot 1 – NHS Payroll and Pensions Services
Lot #2Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS)Awardedceiling above
Lot 2 – Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS)
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “National Framework Agreement for Provision of Payroll and Pensions…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 18 Nov 2022, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Mar 2023, 14:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
F/022/PAY/23/JF- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006016- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038660Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: How to express interest and bid for this opportunity 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Select the title of the ITT. 3) Review the ITT, framework agreement specification, prerequisites and list of eligible users(you may do this without registering). 4) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). 5) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 6) Login to the portal with the username/password. 7) Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 8) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 9) Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box. 10) Responding to the ITT. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Dec 2022 → 1 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened23 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Mar 2023, 14:36 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Mar 2023, 14:36 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £50,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 – NHS Payroll and Pensions Services
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS)
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · NHS Payroll and Pensions Services | 9bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS) | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Civica UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Civica UK LtdFramework contractor
- ELFS Shared Services (Business Division of Northern Care Alliance)Framework contractor
- HR & Wellbeing Business ServicesFramework contractor
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
- NHS Payroll Services c/o Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
- NHS Shared Business Services LtdFramework contractor
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
- Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria