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The Mercian Trust Outsourced Payroll Service and HR and Payroll System
Published 28 Oct 2026
28 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79631000 *
Personnel and payroll services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Walsall, West Midlands
- Value
- £466,355
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2030
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG, United Kingdom · UKG38
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
The Mercian Trust
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79631000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: CA18209
The Trust is procuring a fully integrated solution comprising both a cloud-based HR and Payroll software system (HRIS) and a fully outsourced payroll service, delivered by a single supplier.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79631000 — Personnel and payroll services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 9
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 6 Nov 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Mar 2032
- Renewal
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026 17:06
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c830
- Notice ID
- CA18209
Competition
9
Bids received
1
Bids considered at final stage
0
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
740 Waterside Drive, Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4UF, United Kingdom
Bid Support
01733 555777
GB-PPON PQHG-5162-TXDV
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 9 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
62 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | The Mercian Trust |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Sutton Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Walsall |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | WS1 2PG |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG38 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | info@themerciantrust.org |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | 01922 211388 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.themerciantrust.org/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
| Party 2 › Name | Zellis |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 740 Waterside Drive, Aztec West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BS32 4UF |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK12 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Name | Bid Support |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | bidsupport@zellis.com |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | 01733 555777 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.zellis.com |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | The Mercian Trust |
Tender
| Title | The Mercian Trust Outsourced Payroll Service and HR and Payroll System |
| Description | The Trust is procuring a fully integrated solution comprising both a cloud-based HR and Payroll software system (HRIS) and a fully outsourced payroll service, delivered by a single supplier. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | The Mercian Trust Outsourced Payroll Service and HR and Payroll System |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £466,355.21 |
| Value › Value | £466,355.21 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Zellis |
| Item › CPV › Description | Personnel and payroll services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102306-2026 |
| Document › Published | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |