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Published 20 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Payroll Services

Official notice

Authority: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£85,000≈ £43k / year · £85,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 18 Nov 202617:00 GMT · 22d 16h left
Clarification cut-off 2 Nov 202617:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority requires the Provision of Payroll Services, accurately, on time and in line with legislative requirements.

CPV: Payroll management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£85,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £85,000 exc. VAT · £85,000 inc. VAT
Turnover guideline: ~£84,884/yr≈ 2× annual value
Extensions: Option 2 year extension

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 are scored

Lot awarding rule: 30% Price and 70% Quality

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Turnover usually expected at this size: about £84,884 (twice the annual value).

Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
20 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099125
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Payroll management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c19 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
18 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/thepirbrightinstitut… ↗ All submissions must be made via the link provided above

Published estimate £85,000 excludes VAT (£85,000 including VAT).

Timeline

20 Oct 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published6 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
  2. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  3. Clarification questions byin 7 days
    2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 23 days
    18 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 156 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
    UK4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 00559784 Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road, Woking, South East, GU24 0NFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender