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# Provision of a Human Resources and Payroll Solution and Associated Services to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-human-resources-and-payroll-solution-and-associated-services-to-the-norther-ocds-h6vhtk-079719). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** This Planned Procurement Notice relates to requirements that were the subject of a preliminary market engagement exercise undertaken by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) under Find a Tender Service reference 2026/S 000-080852. The engagement considered replacement solutions for HR, payroll and finance functions. The system must ensure data is exchanged securely. Solutions must support delivery of services such as - vacancy management, recruitment and onboarding, absence and leave management, learning and development, employee-relations case management, and employee and manager self-service.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 86 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Assembly Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-assembly-commission-GB-PPON-PYCW-9139-GQXZ)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 January 2027 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Personnel and payroll services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-human-resources-and-payroll-solution-and-associated-services-to-the-norther-ocds-h6vhtk-079719#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-079719`

## Before you bid
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- **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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/provision-of-a-human-resources-and-payroll-solution-and-associated-services-to-the-norther-ocds-h6vhtk-079719#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [niassembly.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fniassembly.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-human-resources-and-payroll-solution-and-associated-services-to-the-norther-ocds-h6vhtk-079719#participate

## Description
Purpose of this Notice
This Planned Procurement Notice relates to requirements that were the subject of a preliminary market engagement exercise undertaken by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) under Find a Tender Service reference 2026/S 000-080852. The engagement considered replacement solutions for HR, payroll and finance functions. Following engagement, the Assembly Commission intends to conduct separate procurements for HR & payroll and for finance solutions.
This notice provides advance information to help potential suppliers assess the opportunity, identify any delivery partners and plan bid and demonstration resources. The Assembly Commission intends to rely on this notice as a qualifying planned procurement notice under section 15(3) of the Procurement Act 2023 to enable a reduced tendering period were permitted by section 54. This notice is not a call for competition; the tender notice and associated procurement documents will explain how to participate.
Scope of Requirement
The Assembly Commission intends to undertake two separate procurements for the provision, implementation and ongoing support of a modern human resources and payroll solution and a finance solution.
The procurement forms part of the Assembly Commission's wider objective to modernise corporate systems and processes, improve user experience, strengthen organisational reporting and support data-driven decision making.
Following completion of preliminary market engagement, the Assembly Commission intends to adopt a best-of-breed approach, procuring specialist solutions capable of operating within an integrated corporate services environment. The requirement is therefore not anticipated to comprise a single Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.
Solutions should support an integrated user experience, effective data sharing, enhanced reporting and analytics, workflow automation, robust governance and security controls, and future scalability.
The Assembly Commission is seeking solutions that support the delivery of:
•Human resources, including workforce administration, employee and manager self-service, recruitment, onboarding, learning, performance management and workforce reporting.
•Payroll, including payroll administration, statutory compliance, reporting and integration with workforce data.
•Finance, including financial accounting, budgeting, accounts payable and receivable, procurement-to-pay processes and financial reporting.
This planned procurement notice relates to the HR and payroll an solution requirement only. A separate planned procurement notice is expected to be issued for the finance solution requirement. The Assembly Commission is not currently seeking to procure a single combined HR, payroll and finance ERP solution through this notice.
The two separate contracts are expected to include software provision, implementation and configuration services, data migration, integration, training and ongoing support and maintenance...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-human-resources-and-payroll-solution-and-associated-services-to-the-norther-ocds-h6vhtk-079719)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79631000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,400,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/03/2027 to 15/03/2035

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104439-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-03T17:46:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T13:13:09.995Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-079719