Payroll Bureau Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£94,036published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Access UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Payroll Bureau managed service using third party payroll solution.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79211110 Payroll management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Aug 2026, 14:52 BST
Last source update: 26 Aug 2026, 14:52 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081402
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eccf Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
26 Aug 2026, 14:52 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £94,0361 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Access UK Ltd	£94,036 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Access UK Ltd
Signed
17 Jun 2026
Value
£94,036
Period
28 Sept 2026 – 28 Sept 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Arts Council of England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBGY-4385-GQGP The Hive, 47 Lever Street, Manchester, North West, M1 1FNContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Access GroupAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBNW-7697-HCPQ The Armstrong Building, 10 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 3QFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2026, 14:52 BST