Official UK procurement notice
Outsourced Payroll Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£294,100published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Sept 2026
Awarded to Access UK Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a fully managed outsourced payroll solution with the ability to transition in-house at a future date.
The platform must be able to connect with PeopleXD (HR Platform) and handle a volume of 3,300 employees - with the ability to grow in the future.
Supplier must be able to handle complex Teachers' pay calculations to include, but not limited to, multiple concurrent contracts, TUPE protections & LGPS pension calculation.
Automated solutions over manual workarounds are priority to ensure seamless monthly processing.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088704- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077578Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 13:41 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £294,1001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access UK Ltd1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The contract is awarded for an initial term of 2 years (ending 30 September 2028), with an option to extend for a further 12-month period (to 30 September 2029) under the terms of G-Cloud 14, exercisable at the sole discretion of the trust based on performance and budget availability. Note: We have selected 'below threshold' as the framework used, (G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14) was not available to select due to a technical indexing mismatch under the Procurement Act 2023, and there was no option to use a manual text box. | £294,100 | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Access UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender