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Published 27 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Payroll Services Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)

Below threshold - limited competition
Awarded value£76,347published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Oct 2025
Awarded to Stoke-on-Trent City Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of payroll, pensions, transactional HR and recruitment services for Staffordshire University Academies Trust. The contract was awarded following a competitive quotation process and commenced on 1 September 2025 for a period of three years ending on 31 August 2028. The annual contract value is £25,449 excluding VAT, with a total contract value of £76,347 excluding VAT.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081578
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed24 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £76,3471 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stoke-on-Trent City Council£76,347 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07704020 · GB-PPON: PZMT-9986-LRGQ Ashley 2 Building Leek Road, Stoke-On-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 2DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Stoke on Trent City CouncilAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 1HHContact email

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 Tender