Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South
Hatcham College, Jerningham Road
London
SE14 5NY
Contact
Maria Robinson-Pus
Telephone
+44 1256467107
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.habstrustsouth.org.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Education Institute
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South - Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services
Reference number
MPN-10257
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South is conducting a tender process to award a contract for the provision of ‘Provision of Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services’ to commence on a phased implementation from 1 January 2024 with the HR systems and Payroll by April 2024. The contract is being tendered for three years with consideration of possible extensions of (+1+1) years.The Trust requires a Supplier to undertake the Provision of Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services in accordance with good practice so as to provide a high service standard throughout the Trust for the benefit of their staff. Complete information regarding the Service Requirements for the Trust can be found in the Statement of Requirements which is part of the tender pack.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £186,270
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Main site or place of performance
Full details in tender documentation
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Haberdashers' Academies Trust South is currently out to tender for the provision of Payroll, HR Administration and Associated servicesThe 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 1 March 2024.The Trust requires a Contractor to undertake the Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services in accordance with good practice so as to provide a high service standard throughout the schools for the benefit of their staff. Complete information regarding the Service Requirement at the Trust schools can be found in the Statement of Requirements document accompanying the tender pack.The Supplier will be responsible for the provision of skilled payroll and HR administration personnel to provide an efficient, timely and proactive service. In addition, they will be required to provide day to day support to the Trust’s Central HR and Finance staff.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 85
Price - Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with 2 possible extensions of 12 months, meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-011898
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South
Title
Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Limited
65 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7NQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £186,270
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was 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).