Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
BCP Council, Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
UK
Contact person: Procurement & Contracts Team
Telephone: +44 1202128989
E-mail: procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK24
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.bcpcouncil.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
Payroll System
Reference number: DN734703
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The new Payroll system will come into effect from 01 April 2026, with parallel running of payslips with the current system from 01 January 2026. The contract will be for an initial period of five years with the option to extend for a further 5 years (5+3+2). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for ten years. The new payroll system will be used by the Council’s in-house Payroll Team and will manage an end-to-end payroll and pensions process.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
773 705.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
1 364 393.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision, implementation, and maintenance of a payroll system. The new payroll system will be used by the Council’s in-house Payroll Team and will manage an end-to-end payroll and pensions process, ensuring accurate and timely payment of salaries, taxes, and benefits to employees. This includes a more modern, automated and cloud-based SaaS payroll system that can integrate with Microsoft MS Dynamics 365.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Demonstration
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
2024/S 000-033330
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: DN734703
Title: Payroll System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MHR International UK Limited
Peterbridge House, The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7HB
UK
NUTS: UKK24
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
Lowest offer:
773 705.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 364 393.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WCA 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/06/2025