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Published 4 Jul 2022, 13:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

V&A Payroll Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Victoria and Albert Museum (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£700,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The V&A is a National Museum of art, design, and performance. It employs c950 staff, plus c300 staff pa as zero hours (“casual”) workers. The V&A will open 2 new venues during 2024 and 2025, which is expected to increase the employee headcount by c150.The V&A is conducting a tender process, for a fully managed payroll service from 01 December 2022.

Please note contract value is an estimate only, as the number of employees throughout the contract period may unforeseeably vary.

CPV: Payroll management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The V&A utilizes one of 2 employment terms:Published value£700,000

The V&A utilizes one of 2 employment terms:

1)75% of employees are subject to “current” or V&A terms

2)25% of employees are subject to “legacy” or Civil Service terms

Legacy terms are now almost completely closed to new entrants and so are expected to decrease over the next few years, with the current or V&A terms, increasing to close to 100%.

Legacy terms, are linked to the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which requires access and operation of the MyCSP pension interface. V&A terms require pension payments to Aviva, the current defined contribution pension scheme.

Employees in “Front of House” roles, typically work over 7 days, therefore sickness payments and overtime need to be accommodated for all work patterns.

Payments to employees, workers and HMRC will be made by the V&A by BACs. The current pay date is 25th of a month, the V&A would be open to discussion on pay date going forward.

The current HR system at the V&A is Cascade (via IRIS Software Group Ltd). Any payroll supplier will be expected to work alongside the Cascade system and integrate when open API is available.

Tenderers must have previous experience of administration of MyCSP / Civil Service Pension process / interface.

Please note that all values stated in this notice are estimates only, and the contract term is the maximum term inclusive of all extension options.

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: The contract may be varied to: Increase or decrease the number of employees without limitation; Extend the initial five year term up to a further two years; Include other related services; Variant bids are acceptable only insofar as tenderers may propose alternative pricing methods for the V&A to consider.Variant 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
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Tenderers must have experience of previous administration of MyCSP / Civil Service Pension process / interface

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Turnover must be at least twice the estimated annual contract value (i.e. £200,000 or greater)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
4 Jul 2022, 13:37 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2022, 13:37 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
VA/CON/14/22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018157
Classification (CPV)
Payroll management services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034d95 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Payroll-management-services./826A57Z4VH To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/826A57Z4VH GO Reference: GO-202271-PRO-20535108

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Aug 2022, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jul 2022 → 1 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Jul 2022, 13:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Aug 2022, 12:30 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Victoria and Albert Museum

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, London, SW7 2RLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria