Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Westmorland and Furness Council
03628053
South Lakeland House
Kendal
LA94DQ
UK
Contact person: Maxine Moran
E-mail: Procurement.Mailbox.WAF@cumbria.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HR Administration and Payroll Services to Non Cheque Book Maintained Schools
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79631000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council plans to establish a framework of suppliers who can offer a timely and costeffective
Payroll and HR Administration Service to Non-Cheque Book Maintained Schools in
Westmorland and Furness Area.
There are currently 76 Non-Cheque Book Maintained Schools who may initially plan to use
the framework.
Please note that the top 3 ranked tenderers will be awarded a place on the framework;
however, tenderers that score less than 325 points on the quality marks will be disqualified
and rejected.
There will be further competitions conducted under the framework and these will be
awarded on price alone.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79631000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council plans to establish a framework of suppliers who can offer a timely and costeffective
Payroll and HR Administration Service to Non-Cheque Book Maintained Schools in
Westmorland and Furness Area.
There are currently 76 Non-Cheque Book Maintained Schools who may initially plan to use
the framework.
Please note that the top 3 ranked tenderers will be awarded a place on the framework;
however, tenderers that score less than 325 points on the quality marks will be disqualified
and rejected.
There will be further competitions conducted under the framework and these will be
awarded on price alone.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Price
/ Weighting:
35
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-021488
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Limited
02299747
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Education Personnel Management Limited
02723581
Huntingdon
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England
Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/07/2025