Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 31 Jul 2025, 15:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bishop Burton College HR & Payroll System

Official notice

Authority: Bishop Burton College (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£300,000≈ £55k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT14.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Award (standstill) to MHR International UK Limited
Contract term 5 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Organisation Overview:

We are a Further Education (FE) College, committed to delivering high-quality education and support services to our learners. We employ approximately 600 staff across a wide range of academic, support, and specialist roles. Our workforce is engaged under a number of different employment contracts, each with varying terms and conditions.

Project Objective:

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver a comprehensive HR and Payroll solution that meets the requirements outlined in the attached tender response sheet.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Time accounting or human resources software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs 6 moPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs 6 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 + 1

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description: 1 Contract Price 30 2 Quality – Compliance with specification 40 3 Quality – Demonstrations 30

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2032
First published
31 Jul 2025, 15:02 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044818
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Time accounting or human resources software package
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a5a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender documents have been published to the secure area of the In-tend Education Portal In-Tend Portal.

Click this link to go to the web site

in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 15:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
  4. Contract starts394 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
  8. Standstill ends379 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 15:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £257,1831 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MHR International UK Limited16 Oct 2025 – 15 Oct 2030£257,1831 Oct 2025standstill to 13 Oct 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bishop Burton College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYPW-6913-GYMH Bishop Burton, Beverley, Yorkshire & Humber, HU17 8QGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MHR International UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01852206 Britannia House Mere Way Campus, Ruddington, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG11 6JSContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender