Award

Pendle Education Trust - Managed Payroll Services

  • Pendle Education Trust

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-067244

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0546f1 (view related notices)

Published 21 October 2025, 4:38pm



Scope

Reference

CA15933

Description

Pendle Educational Trust are seeking proposals from suppliers of managed payroll services to support their requirements across five academies. The service is currently outsourced to a third party supplier. Suppliers are requested to note that this tender is for Payroll Services only with no requirement for HR Services.


Contract 1. Pendle Education Trust - Managed Payroll Services

Supplier

Contract value

  • £81,580.59 excluding VAT
  • £81,580.59 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

10 October 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

10 October 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

31 March 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2031
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79211110 - Payroll management services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

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

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Juniper Education

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGY-3233-CHRT

Boundary House, 4 County Place

Chelmsford

CM2 0RE

United Kingdom

Contact name: Aimee Hardy

Telephone: 03452008600

Email: tenders@junipereducation.org

Website: https://junipereducation.org/

Region: UKH36 - Heart of Essex

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Pendle Education Trust - Managed Payroll Services


Contracting authority

Pendle Education Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRJP-2224-TJHM

C/O Nelson & Colne College, Scotland Road

Lancashire

BB9 7YT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Emma Middleton

Telephone: 01282 440200

Email: emma.middleton@thecpc.ac.uk

Website: http://www.nelson.ac.uk

Region: UKD46 - East Lancashire

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)