ACE - Provision of Integrated HR & Payroll System
A Tender Notice
by ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER & EXCELLENCE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £450K
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 23 Feb 2026
- Delivery
- 01 Sep 2026 to 31 Aug 2030
- Deadline
- 30 Mar 2026 11:00
Related Terms
Location
South West England:
1 buyer
Description
Trust requires 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 is 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 requires a solution that enables this without system replacement or material disruption.
Renewal Options
4 Year Term with the option of 2 further 1 year extensions.
Award Criteria
| Implementation & Transition Delivery | _ |
| Quality of People & Support Team | _ |
| Quality of Managed Payroll Service Provision | _ |
| Customer Retention & Client Success | _ |
| Service Support Model & Responsiveness | _ |
| Contract Management & Strategic Partnership | _ |
| Service Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement | _ |
| Innovation, Product Roadmap & Future Fit | _ |
| Complaint Resolution & Escalation | _ |
| Software Functionaility | _ |
| Price | _ |
CPV Codes
- 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
Indicators
- This is a recurring contract.
- Options are available.
- Renewals are available.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-060bed
- FTS 016036-2026