Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Mr Andrew Beaver
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CO0344 Essex Payroll and Pensions Administration Service
Reference number
DN675873
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (the Council) is seeking to outsource its Corporate Payroll and Pensions Administration Services (PPAS) which are currently provided in-house by the Council, such contract anticipated to commence in August 2024 for an initial 3-year period (with a further extension option of up to 2 years). The in-house PPAS primarily manages payment of
salaries to Council employees and allowances to members and other officers, while
administering pension contributions and pensions statutory reporting. The Council is looking for an external provider for this service, in order to benefit from reduced costs and innovative approaches while retaining a high level of service. Any solution will include the transfer of our existing staff and continued use of the existing payroll system, which has successfully paid all staff since its introduction in 2021.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-002599
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2
Place of text to be modified
IV2.2
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Date
26 February 2024
Local time
12:00pm
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Date
1 March 2024
Local time
2:00pm