Contract

Payroll Management Services

  • NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009228

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ecc7

Published 13 March 2025, 2:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road

Basildon, Essex

SS14 3HG

Contact

Esther Pettigew

Email

esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2034356590

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

National registration number

QH8

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Payroll Management Services

Reference number

ACE-0800-2025-MSE

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79211110 - Payroll management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a Contract Award Notice published by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")' to communicate the contract award for the delivery of Payroll Management Services (non-clinical) to Whittington Health on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board are publishing this Contract Award Notice in relation to an above-threshold under the the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The current service expires on 31st March 2025. A contract extension to ensure continuity arrangements was put in place by applying a further extension to cover 01st April 2025 – 31st March 2026 to the existing contractual arrangement with the incumbent supplier with a longer-term plan is to have a system wide (ICB, MSEFT and EPUT) payroll provider to enable greater efficiencies to be achieved.

A proposed contract is awarded to Whittington Health for continuation Payroll Management Services from 01st April 2025 – 31st March 2026.

The proposed contract value for this 12 month period is £101,955.60.

The Contract to be entered into by the Authority and Whittington Health will be based on the NHS Terms and Conditions for the Provision of Services 2024/25 (version dated August 2022) and all subsequent variations thereof.

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: £101,955.60

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a Contract Award Notice published by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")' to communicate the contract award for the delivery of Payroll Management Services (non-clinical) to Whittington Health on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board are publishing this Contract Award Notice in relation to an above-threshold under the the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The current service expires on 31st March 2025. A contract extension to ensure continuity arrangements was put in place by applying a further extension to cover 01st April 2025 – 31st March 2026 to the existing contractual arrangement with the incumbent supplier with a longer-term plan is to have a system wide (ICB, MSEFT and EPUT) payroll provider to enable greater efficiencies to be achieved.

A proposed contract is awarded to Whittington Health for continuation Payroll Management Services from 01st April 2025 – 31st March 2026.

The proposed contract value for this 12 month period is £101,955.60.

The Contract to be entered into by the Authority and Whittington Health will be based on the NHS Terms and Conditions for the Provision of Services 2024/25 (version dated August 2022) and all subsequent variations thereof.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The longer-term plan is to have a system wide payroll provider to enable greater efficiencies to be achieved. Other system partners payroll contracts expire 31st March 2026, and it makes business sense for the ICB to continue with the current payroll contract until 31st March 2026 to enable a joint procurement exercise to be undertaken during 2025

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Payroll Management Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Whittington Health

Whittington Health NHS Trust Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £101,955.60 / Highest offer: £101,955.60 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice of England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Unit 10 Phoenix Court, Christopher Martin Road

Basildon

SS14 3HG

Email

amy.wilson@attain.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom