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Published 27 Jul 2022, 15:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Howard Academy Trust - Payroll and HR Administration System Provision

Official notice

Authority: The Howard Academy Trust

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT29.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2022awarded 15 Dec 2022
Awarded to Access UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Howard Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll and HR Administration System.IMPORTNT - the Trust has in-house finance and HR personnel who run the payroll and HR administration services via the Trust Central Team. Bidders should be clear that the Trust is not looking for the provision of payroll or HR admin service but purely a system/software to facilitate the processing of the work.Full details of the system functionality and supporting services the Trust requires are available via the Statement of Requirements which is part of the tender documentation.The deadline for SQ submissions via the In-Tend system is 17.00 on 26th August 2022

  • Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.

CPV: Payroll management services · Personnel and payroll services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Howard Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll and…AwardedPublished value£200,000

The Howard Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll and HR Administration System.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 10 January 2023 for the 'implementation phase' and 1 April 2023 for the 'operational services' phase.The Trust is looking for a system/software and not provision of actual payroll and HR administration services which are undertaken by their in-house team. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Delivery: South East · Waterfront UTC, South Side Three Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4FQ
Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.

First published
27 Jul 2022, 15:43 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2023, 14:49 GMT
Authority reference
MPN-10227
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000421
Classification (CPV)
Payroll management servicesPersonnel and payroll services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03569b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Howard Academy Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Aug 2022 → 6 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jan 2023, 14:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2023, 14:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £140,4061 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Access UK LtdSMEPayroll and HR Administration System Provision£140,406 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Payroll and HR Administration System Provision · Access UK LtdSME

    Signed
    15 Dec 2022
    Value
    £140,406
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Howard Academy Trust

Contracting authorityEducation instituteEducation Waterfront UTC, South Side Three Road, Chatham, South East, ME4 4FQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Access UK LtdAwarded supplier The Old School, School Lane, Stratford St Mary, Colchester, East of England, CO7 6LZ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria