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ACE - Provision of Integrated HR and Payroll System
Published 8 May 2026
8 May 2026
- Primary CPV
-
48000000 *
Software package and information systems
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South West
- Value
- £450,000
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
01/09/2026 31/08/2030
- Contract Types
-
48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School, Totnes, TQ9 5TZ, United Kingdom · UKK
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLEN...
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
48000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ACE01.75
Trust required a fully integrated HR and Payroll platform operating from a single, authoritative dataset. The solution must enable compliant payroll and workforce administration in accordance with relevant legislation, HMRC requirements, Teachers'
Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations, statutory employment obligations, and sector best practice. It must also provide the transparency, reporting capability, and internal controls necessary to support efficient
Trust-wide operations. The Trust was seeking a platform that provides operational flexibility, allowing payroll processing to be delivered either in-house or via a managed service within the same system environment. The Trust may transition between these delivery models during the contract term and therefore required a solution that enables this without system replacement or material disruption.
Full CPV breakdown
- 48000000 — Software package and information systems (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 7
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 7 May 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 19 May 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Aug 2032
- Renewal
- 4 Year Term with the option of 2 further 1 year extensions.
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 08 May 2026 13:07
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060bed
- Notice ID
- ACE01.75
Competition
7
Bids received
5
Bids considered at final stage
2
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
PHP LAW LLP
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre, Totnes, TQ9 5RW, United Kingdom
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GB-COH OC429243
Supplier SME
Boundary House, 4 County Place, Chelmsford, CM2 0RE, United Kingdom
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GB-COH 12004688
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 22 May 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Totnes |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | TQ9 5TZ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | PHP LAW LLP |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 3 The Brutus Centre |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Totnes |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | TQ9 5RW |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Procurement Consultant |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.phplaw.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Name | JUNIPER EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Boundary House, 4 County Place |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Chelmsford |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | CM2 0RE |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH36 |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Link | https://junipereducation.org |
| Party 3 › Business size | sme |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE |
Tender
| Title | ACE - Provision of Integrated HR and Payroll System |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | ACE - Provision of Integrated HR and Payroll System |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 7 May 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £540,000 |
| Value › Value | £450,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | JUNIPER EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Software package and information systems |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Payroll management services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Personnel and payroll services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 19 May 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Aug 2030 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Aug 2032 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | 4 Year Term with the option of 2 further 1 year extensions. |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. To enable schools who join the Trust to be added to the Contract and for additional modules or services to be included that relate to HR and Payroll |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042491-2026 |
| Document › Published | 8 May 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 8 May 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 22 May 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |