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Published 20 Feb 2025, 17:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Payroll Services Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£24,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 6 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS London Procurement Partnership (hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) has established a multiple supplier framework for the provision of Payroll Services. The framework agreement covers core payroll, pension and expenses administration plus related HR administration/maintenance through the ESR system.<br/><br/>The Payroll Services Framework is not split in to any Lots. <br/><br/>Please find the awarded suppliers listed below:<br/><br/>CR Payroll Solutions Limited<br/>ELFS Business Services Ltd<br/>NHS Shared Business Services<br/>Payroll Easy Group Limited<br/>University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

CPV: Payroll management services · Personnel and payroll services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
6 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS London Procurement Partnership (hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation…Awarded

NHS London Procurement Partnership (hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) has established a Framework Agreement for the provision of payroll services. This framework is not split in to any Lots.<br/><br/>The framework for the provision of payroll services has the following expected business benefits:<br/><br/>Financial Benefits<br/>The Framework has established ceiling prices that a supplier may not exceed when delivering services to any participating authority. <br/>As much of the procurement work has already been done, NHS and wider public sector contracting authorities are able to save on time and costs associated with running a full procurement.<br/><br/>Rates<br/>Suppliers have rate cards that provide a set of ceiling prices for the service available, which means organisations can have confidence regarding the maximum price they will pay for a service. This information can also be used to benchmark existing service provision and to enhance value for money.<br/>Contracting authorities may also consider how they work together with other organisations in order to realise volume-based pricing.<br/><br/>Other Benefits<br/>The Framework should reduce the administrative burden and reduce duplication of effort as standard service specifications and performance indicators have already been established.<br/>The Framework ensures all the providers have achieved a minimum standard in terms of competence and financial viability<br/>The breadth of services and the flexibility built into the framework enables contracting authorities to think more pro-actively about how they might outsource some of their back-office processes.<br/><br/>The framework agreement allows for both further competition and direct award to all awarded suppliers.<br/><br/>The framework agreement will go live from 18/08/2025 and will last for a period of 4 years.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Commercial: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Payroll Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 17:04 GMT
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
LPP/2024/004
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048875
Classification (CPV)
Payroll management servicesPersonnel and payroll services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e597 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Framework can be accessed by the following Participating Authorities (including but not limited to):<br/>• Central government departments & their executive agencies (a list of such departments and executive agencies can be found at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-business/government-ministers-responsibilities.aspx);<br/>• Non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) (a list of NDPBs can be found at Annex A to the Public Bodies Directory 2007 published by the cabinet office) which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-bodies-reform;<br/>• National Health Service (NHS) bodies, including Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts, a Special Health Authority and a Local Health Board in England and Wales and other constituent bodies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including but not limited to, the Scottish ambulance service, lists of all of such NHS bodies can be found at:<br/>http://www.nhs.uk/Servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx<br/>http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure,<br/>https://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/<br/>http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals<br/>• All Local Authorities, a list of such authorities being available at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG_A-Z_LG<br/>• All Combined Authorities, a list of such authorities being available at: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/devolution/combined-authorities<br/>• Police forces and other emergency services, including fire and rescue services, the maritime and Coast guard agency and other rescue authorities a list of police authorities and fire and rescue services can be found respectively at the following:<br/>http://www.police.uk/forces.htm<br/>https://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs/<br/>• Educational establishments i.e. schools maintained by local authorities; academies; city technology colleges; further education establishments, and universities: https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/recognised-bodies<br/>• Registered social landlords (RSLs), a list of such authorities being available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing<br/>• Registered charities, as detailed at: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/<br/>• Devolved and other administrations within the British Isles, including those detailed at:<br/>Scotland: http://scotland.gov.uk/Home and http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/<br/>Wales: http://new.wales.gov.uk/?llang=en,OJ/S<br/>Isle of Man: https://www.gov.im/<br/>• Healthcare providers in the Channel Islands<br/>https://gov.gg<br/>https://www.gov.je<br/>For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to access the Framework (subject to Authority approval) and shall be deemed Participating Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
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Appointment period ends
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Feb 2025, 18:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2025 → 14 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2025, 18:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 6 Aug 2025

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 048875-2025-1

    Signed
    6 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 048875-2025-2

    Signed
    6 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 048875-2025-3

    Signed
    6 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 048875-2025-4

    Signed
    6 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 048875-2025-5

    Signed
    6 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids3—£24,000,000 – £24,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Great Maze Pond, London, London, SE1 9RTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria