Award

Human Capital Management and Payroll System

  • Ark Schools

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-037140

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ed88 (view related notices)

Published 3 July 2025, 2:20pm



Scope

Description

Ark has procured a group wide Human Capital Management solution to facilitate our strategic aims of managing our workforce more effectively, driving self-service, providing a firm foundation for growth and discovering actionable insight from our people data as well as consolidating our payroll requirements.

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Contract 1. Human Capital Management and Payroll System

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,300,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,960,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

26 June 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

26 June 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 15 July 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2033
  • 8 years

Description of possible extension:

Two optional extensions, first of two years and the next of one year making a total of three years.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
  • 79211110 - Payroll management services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

  • 7 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

MHR International UK Ltd

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLVH-3271-VZNN

Britannia House, Mere Way

Nottingham

NG11 6JS

United Kingdom

Region: UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Human Capital Management and Payroll System


Contracting authority

Ark Schools

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCTQ-4258-QVDP

1EdCity, EdCity Walk

London

W12 7TF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government