Official UK procurement notice
Payroll Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Priestley Academy Trust (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Priestley Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust consisting of six primary schools, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
We are looking for a supplier to deliver high quality and comprehensive payroll services that will ensure all staff are paid accurately and on time, and that the trust meets all its related statutory and regulatory obligations.
We are looking to enter into a contract for three years initially, but with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to Trustee approval. The contract will commence on 1st April 2026.
Further details about the trust can be found in the documentation uploaded to this site.
The estimated contract value is £25,000 per annum plus VAT.
The closing date for this tender will be Friday 15th August 2025.
Tenders should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected].
Any queries about this procurement should be directed to:
- Rowena Dixon, Chief Finance Officer
CPV: Payroll management services · Personnel and payroll services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£150,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Award of contract will be made to the supplier who achieves the highest score for price and quality. A detailed description of the scoring methodology is provided in document "Payroll Tender Scoring Methodology", uploaded to this site.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:48 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2025, 16:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039474- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e24Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Tenders should be submitted to the following email address:
Timeline
14 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published14 Jul 2025, 09:48 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 Jul 2025, 16:37 BST
- Submission deadline15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2025- Tender notice published14 Jul 2025, 09:48 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 11:45 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 16:37 BSTUK4
Published amendments (2)
ITT instructions amended to include a requirement for bidders to include an implementation plan (Appendix 2, paragraph 3).
Following the deadline of 28th July for any questions of clarification, a full list of all questions received, and all answers provided, is now uploaded.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications For information: a list of all clarification questions asked by suppliers up to the deadline of 28th July with Trust responses included.
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender