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Published 17 Oct 2024, 09:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Payroll, HR and Corporate Services

Official notice

Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,500,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 9 Dec 2024awarded 24 Jan 2025
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This procurement exercise is conducted to establish the Payroll, HR, and Corporate Services Framework Agreement. It is awarded for 4 years.

CPV: Accounting services · Accounting system · Administration services · Human resources management consultancy services · Payroll management services · Personnel and payroll services · Time accounting or human resources software development services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids received · 7 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1This Lot provides a wide scope of options ranging from HR Service Solutions designed…Cancelled

This Lot provides a wide scope of options ranging from HR Service Solutions designed for managing organisations work structure & positions, activities, joiners, movers, leavers, people strategy & planning, building workforce intelligence solutions, Analysis & reporting solutions, advisory services by HR professionals, HR Administration, Employee information services, Recruitment & Resourcing, ESR Self-Service Implementation & Support (ESR training, ESR configuration, implementation of manager & employee self-service), Exit Interviews, Health, Wellbeing & Reward /Benefits Services.

Delivery: UK
Lot #2This Lot provides a wide scope of options ranging from HR Service Solution designed…

This Lot provides a wide scope of options ranging from HR Service Solution designed for managing organisations work structure & positions, activities, joiners, movers, leavers, people strategy & planning, building the workforce intelligence solutions, Analysis & reporting solutions, advisory services by HR professionals, HR Administration, Employee information services, Recruitment & Resourcing, ESR Self-Service Implementation & Support (ESR training, ESR configuration, implementation of manager & employee self-service), Exit Interviews, Health, Wellbeing & Reward / Benefits Services.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS/ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, The management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.

SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at

healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.

Log into the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link.

These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ITT to access the content.

Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page.

This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page.

You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box.

Follow the on screen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT.

Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page.

If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e-Tendering Help Desk at

[email protected].

HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at

sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register ↗

and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at [email protected].

Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3This Lot provides a wide scope of options legally compliant to cover the full range of…Cancelled

This Lot provides a wide scope of options legally compliant to cover the full range of Payroll opportunities available on the market for the public sector for ESR users and any other versions that uses implemented systems at the national and international level encompassing fully Managed, Blended, and Bureau Payroll Services.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4This Lot provides a wide scope of options legally compliant to cover the full range of…Cancelled

This Lot provides a wide scope of options legally compliant to cover the full range of Finance & Accounting Managed Services (generation & dispatch of PO, VAT compliance, electronic workflow processes for invoice, Accounting to Reporting - General Ledger, Payments Management, E-Procurement / Purchasing), Order to Cash (Accounts Receivable, Debt Collection, Cash Management) and Optional Services such as Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting, Fixed Assets and Lease Accountancy, VAT Advisory Services, and Procure To Pay service requirement

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5For Participating Authorities that require more than one Lot, out of Lots 1, 2, and 3…Cancelled

For Participating Authorities that require more than one Lot, out of Lots 1, 2, and 3 and wishes to either direct award or run a competitive exercise for a sole award. Tenderers who can provide as a minimum, all or part of the services under more than one Lot can bid for Lot 4. A Tenderer must be able to provide all of the services of a particular Lot and either all or part of any other services of another Lot(s), to be able to bid for this Lot 4. Further

details on this can be found in the Specification document on this Lot.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 60Price: 130Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 30
  • price: 100
  • Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Cost: 30
  • Price: 100
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Selection Questionnaire/Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 130 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 13 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Payroll, HR and Corporate Services” 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Oct 2024, 09:59 BST
Last source update
10 Feb 2025, 14:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Nov 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004345
Classification (CPV)
Accounting servicesAccounting systemAdministration servicesHuman resources management consultancy servicesPayroll management servicesPersonnel and payroll servicesTime accounting or human resources software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ad29 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

HTE 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 may be entered into.

Publisher note: HTE is undertaking central purchasing body activities in carrying out this tender exercise by virtue of its partnership with MSE. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with MSE, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and all enquiries should be directed to HTE as confirmed in Section 1 above. MSE and not HTE will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this Agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as Agreement users: Public sector classification guide and forward work plan - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) To view the list use the downloadable spreadsheet. This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This Agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organization.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
9 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Nov 2024, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Nov 2024 → 10 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    19 Nov 2024, 09:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    9 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    10 Feb 2025, 14:14 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 9 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
    5 Nov 2024, 11:14 GMT
    +21 days · was 18 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Nov 2024, 11:14 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Feb 2025, 14:14 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    10 Feb 2025, 14:14 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest · IV.2.218 Nov 20249 Dec 2024+21 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 4latest 24 Jan 2025

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • HR Service Solution

    Signed
    24 Jan 2025
    Value
    £450,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Payroll Management

    Signed
    24 Jan 2025
    Value
    £750,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Finance and Accounting and P2P

    Signed
    24 Jan 2025
    Value
    £300,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Aggregation of Lot 1 - 3

    Signed
    24 Jan 2025
    Value
    £1,000,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids——£300,000,000 – £2,500,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 19 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B15 1NUContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE")Review body Birmingham
  • Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeReview body Birmingham

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties 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