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# Payroll Service and HR/Payroll System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/payroll-service-and-hr-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0567b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Hounslow: "Payroll Service and HR/Payroll System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £13,860,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Hounslow](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-hounslow-ons-e09000018)
- **Published Value:** £13,860,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Payroll management services, Personnel and payroll services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI75
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £3,593,024 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/payroll-service-and-hr-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0567b9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0567b9`

## 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/payroll-service-and-hr-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0567b9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D3706a117-ab38-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromProjectDashboard%3DTrue)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/payroll-service-and-hr-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0567b9#participate

## Description
The London Borough of Hounslow (the "Council") is seeking a Service Delivery Partner ('Delivery Partner') to deliver a fully outsourced Payroll Service and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) HR/Payroll System from 1 October 2027. The service has been outsourced since October 2017 and TUPE will apply. The incumbent system is iTrent. The Authority will retain an in-house HR operations team responsible for system set-ups and reporting.
The contract covers a fully managed payroll service for:
Council employees
Employees of Council-owned companies (the Lampton Group)
External clients purchasing the service
Councillors' allowances and expenses
Periodic election payrolls
Maintained schools, academies and extended childcare centres including:
• West Thames College
• Norwood Green Juniors
• The Green School Trust
• BCPS Extended Day Care
• Beavers Lodge Playgroup
• Hounslow Action For Youth Association Ltd
• Riverside Early Risers 
• Springwell + Morning Care
• Springwell Holiday Scheme
The supplier must provide the employer role for pension administration, covering the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), Teachers' Pension Scheme and other applicable pension arrangements.
The supplier must provide a SaaS HR/Payroll system including payroll, core HR, absence management, recruitment and onboarding, and management of employees and non-employees.
The scope includes implementation, configuration and deployment; data migration and reconciliation; ongoing support, maintenance and upgrades; continuous improvement and
benchmarking; and contract exit and transition support.
The service must comply with all applicable UK legislation and deliver accurate, timely and customer-focused payroll services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79211110, 79631000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £13,860,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Payroll Service and HR/Payroll System (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **MHR International UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01852206`
  - Value: £3,593,024 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034141-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T11:26:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:02:14.125Z
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