Contract

HR System Renewal

  • Cardiff University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-035417

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b323

Published 1 November 2024, 9:23am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cardiff University

Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

Email

daviesg74@cardiff.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2920879648

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

HR System Renewal

Reference number

CU.1741.GD

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Cardiff University require a renewal of their HR system that supports processes and procedures over several areas of HR through the following modules:

- People management

- Payroll

- Workforce management

- Talent

- Recruitment

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: £1,280,451.27

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cardiff University require a renewal of their HR system that supports processes and procedures over several areas of HR through the following modules:

- People management

- Payroll

- Workforce management

- Talent

- Recruitment

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Embedded university system. We also have contract for separate modules that only work with The Access Group’s Core HR product so this would leave these modules incompatible and unusable.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CU.1741.GD

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Access UK Ltd

The Old School, Stratford St Mary

Colchester

CO76LZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,280,451.27


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:145722)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom