Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Meridian Trust
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey
Cambridge
CB24 4RS
UK
Contact person: Steve Parker
Telephone: +44 1256467107
E-mail: tenders@minervapcs.com
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Education Institute
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Meridian Trust – Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services
Reference number: MPN-10229
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79631000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Meridian Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll, HR Administration System and Associated ServicesSuppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system.When the tender documents have been made available suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be access from the My Tender area of this website and by selecting the View Details button of this project.Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be accepted.Any questions relating to this tender should be made via the correspondence section of this website.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
650 702.26
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79631000
79211110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Meridian Trust Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Payroll, HR Administration and Associated ServicesFull details of the system functionality and supporting services the Trust requires are available via the Statement of Requirements which is part of the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract value will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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:
2022/S 000-021783
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Meridian Trust
Title: Payroll, HR Administration and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 4
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
Northampton
UK
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
URL: https://mhrglobal.com/uk/en
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:
: 650 702.26
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Meridian Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2023