Official UK procurement notice
Star Academies - HR and Payroll System and Associated Services
Authority: Star Academies (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStar Academies is looking to run an FTS (EU) compliant tender under PCR2015 with the intention of creating a contract with a single supplier for the trust. This will be a restricted process, and a process timetable can be found further below in this document. The supplier selected must be able to provide a complete HR and payroll system as well as fully managed payroll and pension service. Where possible, it is preferred that the supplier will also be able to offer Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and case management integrated functionality to support the trust’s digital transformation strategy. Star schools will include primaries and secondaries with a variety of different terms and conditions associated with the Green and Burgundy book which the supplier must be competent in supporting, managing and administering.
CPV: Human resources management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questions & Demos: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions & Demos: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Cyber Essentials & ISO 27001
- 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Authority reference
ITT/2025/HRP- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004954- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e30aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Review by independent SLT member
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected4 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published269 days ago20 Jan 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Contract starts45 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 15:49 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHR International UK LimitedStar Academies - HR & Payroll | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Star Academies - HR & Payroll · MHR International UK Limited
- Signed
- 5 Dec 2025
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MHR INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria