HR & Payroll Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD72)

Awarded value£242,951published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to CINTRA HR & PAYROLL SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Payroll services via the CCS G-Cloud Framework ref. RM1557.14 Lot 2 Cloud software for a 3+1 year contract, direct award valued at approx £242,951.40 ex vat

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

79211110 Payroll management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 May 2026, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 19 May 2026, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: Via CCS G-Cloud RM1557.14 Lot 2
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-045835
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069c1d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Urgency
Published justification: A direct award to Cintra was identified via a process run via the Crown Commercial Services HR & Payroll framework RM1557.14 Lot 2 Software

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026

Transparency notice published
19 May 2026, 15:26 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £242,9511 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CINTRA HR & PAYROLL SERVICES LTD1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: One year optional extension included	£242,951	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGX-5416-YRGY · GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L1 9DWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CINTRA HR & PAYROLL SERVICES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03248469GB-PPON: PRYH-4131-JVWP Maling Exchange, Hoults Yard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE6 2HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 May 2026, 15:26 BST