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Deadline
Expired
March 06, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Open Procedure
Reference
007560-2026
Value
£900,000
Location
South West England, United Kingdom
Published
May 06, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

January 28, 2026

Deadline for Questions

February 27, 2026

Submission Deadline

March 06, 2026

Contract Start Date

April 10, 2026

Budget
£900,000
Duration
48 months
Location
South West England
Type
Open Procedure
53
Quality Score/100
Fair

Original Tender Description

This tender opportunity has been issued by The Harbour Schools Partnership (“the Trust”) and Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a HR & Payroll Sofware (“the Service”). Full details of all contract requirements are given in Document 2. Specification of Requirement. The Trust is seeking an integrated HR & Payroll software solution that will manage all aspects of payroll, provide a centralised, efficient and compliant HR system, pension (TPS/LGPS) returns, reporting and meet all end of year (EOY) requirements. The Supplier will provide a flexible service, with a full breadth of support, staffed with suitably experienced personnel and have adequate resource in place to fulfil service requirements.

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Requirements & Qualifications

18 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (1)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (5)
Technical (10)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS1
--Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of the HR & Payroll Software service.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--No mandatory exclusion grounds are explicitly stated in the provided information.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS5
--Supplier must demonstrate sufficient financial capacity.
--Supplier must hold specific insurance levels.
--Supplier must possess relevant experience within the education sector.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS10
--Provide an integrated HR & Payroll software solution.
--The software must manage all aspects of payroll.
--The software must provide a centralised, efficient, and compliant HR system.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--The proposed solution must align with an estimated contract value of 900,000 EUR.

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Documents

3 documents available with AI summaries

OCDS RecordDOC
007560-2026_ocds_record.json

This OCDS record provides the official, structured data publication of The Harbour Schools Partnership's tender for an integrated HR & Payroll software solution.

OCDS Release PackageDOC
007560-2026_ocds_release.json

This document is the official OCDS data release for The Harbour Schools Partnership's tender seeking an integrated HR & Payroll software solution, detailing the procurement process and parties involved.

Official PDF VersionPDF
007560-2026_official.pdf

This tender notice from The Harbour Schools Partnership invites bids for an integrated HR & Payroll software solution, detailing service requirements, estimated value, contract duration, and essential qualification criteria including financial capacity, specific insurance levels, relevant education sector experience, and accreditations like ISO27001/Cyber Essentials and CIPP.

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53
Fair

Tender Quality Score

This tender clearly describes the required service but suffers from significant deficiencies in legal compliance, clarity, completeness, and fairness due to missing critical information such as mandatory exclusion grounds and, most notably, evaluation criteria. The highly specific CIPP accreditation requirement for the supplier and the lack of e-submission further detract from its quality.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance55/100

Legal compliance is significantly weak due to the absence of mandatory exclusion grounds, which are fundamental legal requirements, and the missing tender reveal date.

No mandatory exclusion grounds explicitly stated
Missing reveal date
Clarity50/100

The clarity of the tender is severely compromised by the complete absence of evaluation criteria, leaving bidders unaware of how their proposals will be judged.

No evaluation criteria specified
Completeness60/100

The tender is incomplete regarding several crucial pieces of information, including the liable person, procedure codes, mandatory exclusion grounds, and evaluation criteria.

Missing liable person
Missing procedure/type codes
Fairness40/100

Fairness is low due to the lack of evaluation criteria, the highly specific CIPP accreditation requirement for the supplier which may unduly restrict competition, and the absence of an e-submission option.

No evaluation criteria specified
CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) accreditation required for supplier (potentially restrictive)
Practicality60/100

Practicality is limited by the lack of e-submission support, which is a significant drawback for bidders in 2026. While documents are available, a direct URL is not provided in the summary.

No e-submission
Data Consistency65/100

Data consistency is compromised by a discrepancy in the estimated value between the basic information (900,000 EUR) and Document 1 (£750,000), alongside minor missing fields.

Estimated value discrepancy (EUR vs GBP)
Missing liable person, type code, procedure code
Sustainability20/100

Sustainability aspects are entirely absent, with no mention of green procurement, social criteria, or innovation focus within the tender information.

Not green procurement
No social criteria

Strengths

Clear service description
Value disclosed
Contract duration and start date specified
Appropriate CPV code provided
Tender is divided into parts

Concerns

Missing mandatory exclusion grounds
No evaluation criteria specified
Highly specific CIPP accreditation requirement for the supplier
Discrepancy in estimated value (£ vs EUR)
No electronic submission option

Recommendations

1. Immediately publish evaluation criteria to ensure transparency and fairness.
2. Clarify and publish mandatory exclusion grounds as per legal requirements.
3. Review the CIPP accreditation requirement to ensure it is proportionate and does not unduly restrict competition.

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