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Provision of MHR People First HR and Payroll Software and Associated Services
Published Today
12 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
-
48000000 *
Software package and information systems
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North East
- Value
- £344,520
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
College Road, Waterlooville, PO78AA, United Kingdom · UKC
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Reference: PO002864
Havant and South Downs College intends to enter into a call-off contract with Softcat plc for MHR People First, an integrated cloud HR and native payroll platform, together with associated implementation, hosting and support services.
The platform will support a single employee record, HR and payroll administration, employee and manager self-service, workflow automation and workforce reporting.
The scope comprises People First HR Hub, Payroll, Talent, LearnNow and Data Explorer (Core HR and Absence); the Pension Data Solution (LGPS and MDC); single sign-on and Active Directory synchronisation; hosting and maintenance; configuration, implementation, data migration and parallel payroll runs; training; the MHR Assist programme; and support and service desk. Pricing is based on approximately 800 employees plus 50 casual staff. Recruitment & Onboarding, Learning (LXP), BYOBI and RightCheck screening are excluded from this award.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 48000000 — Software package and information systems (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body · Education
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 12 Nov 2026 16:10
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07baf3
- Notice ID
- PO002864
Organisations on this notice
Softcat plc
Supplier Large
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Review Body
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
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Lot 1
Havant and South Downs College intends to enter into a call-off contract with Softcat plc for MHR People First, an integrated cloud HR and native payroll platform, together with associated implementation, hosting and support services.
The platform will support a single employee record, HR and payroll administration, em...
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Tender
| Title | Provision of MHR People First HR and Payroll Software and Associated Services |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Software package and information systems |
| Category | goods |
| Lot › Has options | No |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Time accounting or human resources software package |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Computer-related services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Computer support and consultancy services |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKC |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKD |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Region (NUTS) | UKE |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Region (NUTS) | UKF |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 5 › Region (NUTS) | UKG |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 6 › Region (NUTS) | UKH |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 7 › Region (NUTS) | UKI |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 8 › Region (NUTS) | UKJ |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 9 › Region (NUTS) | UKK |
| Item › Delivery Location › Description | Alton, Havant and South Downs campuses, Hampshire, United Kingdom. |
| Procedure type | limited |
| Procedure | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description | The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Supplier › Name | Softcat plc |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Havant and South Downs College |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | Havant and South Downs College |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | College Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Waterlooville |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ35 |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | PO78AA |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.hsdc.ac.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Body governed by public law |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Education |
| Party 2 › Name | Softcat plc |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Softcat plc |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Marlow |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | SL7 1LW |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.softcat.com |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › Name | High Court of Justice of England and Wales |
| Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name | High Court of Justice of England and Wales |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Royal Courts of Justice, Strand |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | WC2A 2LL |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Role | Review body |
Buyer
| Name | Havant and South Downs College |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Value › Value | £344,519.98 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Signed | 10 Nov 2026 |