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title: "School Payroll and HR Administration Services"
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# School Payroll and HR Administration Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-payroll-and-hr-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-052722). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "School Payroll and HR Administration Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £642,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £642,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Personnel and payroll services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-payroll-and-hr-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-052722#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052722`

## 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/school-payroll-and-hr-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-052722#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-payroll-and-hr-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-052722#participate

## Description
Cumberland Council plans to establish a framework of up to 4 suppliers who can offer an effective, timely and cost-effective Payroll & HR Administration service to maintained non-chequebook schools within the footprint of Cumberland Council.
Currently there are 74 schools who plan to initially use this framework which are predominantly Primary Schools, and range in size of staffing numbers however the numbers may change subject to individual school needs.
It is envisaged that a maximum of 4 suppliers will be awarded onto the framework.
Further competitions will be conducted under the framework by individual schools (or by the Council on behalf of individual schools) and these will be awarded on price alone.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79631000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £642,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/07/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** School Payroll and HR Administration Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Capita Business Services Ltd, LIBERATA UK LIMITED, PAYROLL EASY GROUP LIMITED (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02299747`, `GB-FTS-168122`, `GB-FTS-158033`, `GB-COH:08906425`
  - Value: £642,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/07/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** School Payroll and HR Administration Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £642,000
  - Signed Date: 11/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027781-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-14T14:19:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T19:51:27.725Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052722