Official UK procurement notice
SHINE Academies ~ HR & Payroll Tender
Authority: SHINE Academies Trust (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide Payroll & HR services across SHINE Academies {the Client}.
SHINE Academies are a growing group of primary schools currently operating at six schools, Busill Jone Primary School, Lodge Farm Primary School, Northwood Park primary School, Villiers Primary School, Crowmoor Primary School and The Martin Wilson School & Early Years Centre. SHINE Academies is a growing Trust established around September 2014. There are circa 2,400 pupils across all six schools. There are circa 351 teaching and support staff employed by the SHINE Academies.
This procurement is being conducted under a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Following the initial selection stage, the Contracting Authority intends to invite up to {6} suppliers to participate in the tender stage. Selection will be based on the criteria set out in the tender documents and will be applied in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. Suppliers must meet the minimum conditions of participation in order to progress to the tender stage.
Contract value = £34,920 including V.A.T
SHINE Academies Head office is located in Wolverhampton {WV10-9RU} and provides personalised one-to-one attention to every pupil. The successful contractor will be required to deliver a payroll and HR systematic solution with clearly defined parameters to meet the requirements of the contract specification from the commencement date.
The client seeks a Payroll and HR partner to support, manage, develop and work with an expanding trust of schools. The partner should have a clear direction to enhance the service delivery agreement {SLA} across SHINE Academies School. Furthermore, it should be a professional organisation capable of elevating the standard of service and high expectations to a new level throughout the entire contract every day consistently with clear and defined direction.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
- How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.
CPV: Personnel and payroll services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£174,600
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 70%
- Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 14:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068915- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d51fFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 31 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published362 days ago28 Oct 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by324 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline247 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by188 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published164 days ago14 May 2026, 14:28 BST
- Standstill ends152 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Tender notice published28 Oct 2025, 12:06 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 14:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 14:28 BST
- Contract signature expected26 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neo People Management LtdSME31 Aug 2026 – 30 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Aug 2031Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ document for more information. | £174,600 inc. VAT | 17 Apr 2026standstill to 26 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Neo People Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender