Framework for the Provision of Payroll Services

Concepts

• payroll management
• personnel and payroll
• payroll services
• pensions service
• shared services
• payroll services framework
• payroll
• nhs foundation trust
• nhs employers
• nhs organisations

Location

United Kingdom:

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Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust

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Description

NHS London Procurement Partnership (hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) intends to establish a multiple supplier framework for the provision of Payroll Services Framework.

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS London Procurement Partnership (hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) is establishing a Framework Agreement for the provision of payroll services. This framework is not split in to any Lots.The objective for establishing the framework for the provision of payroll services is to deliver the following business benefits:• Provision of a legally compliant route to market for fully comprehensive payroll and pensions service which complies with guidance and directives as issued by the Department of Health and NHS Employers, in addition to legal requirements.• To provide shared services and outsourcing solutions as vehicles for achieving efficiency savings for NHS organisations and wider public sector.• The services will also include expenses administration plus related HR administration/maintenance through the ESR system reporting and submitting data for financial reconciliation and accounting.• Speed up contracting processes and enable trust staff time to be reinvested in more value adding tasks;• Improving efficiency;• To operate a strategic contract to improve trust spend and usage data;• To be more accessible to SMEs.

CPV Codes

• 79211110 - Payroll management services
• 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Legal Justification

NHS LPP intends to award a Framework Agreement for a period of 4 years.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Tendering Portal can be accessed via the link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome All communications (including submission of Tenders) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted full directaccess, free of charge via the e-Tendering Portal. To access this opportunity you will need to register at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome as a Supplier and search for the opportunity C317463. To respond to this Invitation to Tender, Bidders must register on the portal, log in, complete the tender response documents and submit them via the e-tendering portal.Please note that any communication from NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) regarding this tender will be via Atamis. Bidders must use the e-tendering messaging board for their communication with NHS LPP regarding this procurement.Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the Atamis Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.ukThe Framework can be accessed by the following Participating Authorities (including but not limited to):• Central government departments & their executive agencies (a list of such departments and executive agencies can be found at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-business/government-ministers-respons... Non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) (a list of NDPBs can be found at Annex A to the Public Bodies Directory 2007 published by the cabinet office) which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-bodies-reform;• National Health Service (NHS) bodies, including Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts, a Special Health Authority and a Local Health Board in England and Wales and other constituent bodies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including but not limited to, the Scottish ambulance service, lists of all of such NHS bodies can be found at:http://www.nhs.uk/Servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspxhttp://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure, https://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospit... • All Local Authorities, a list of such authorities being available at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG... • All Combined Authorities, a list of such authorities being available at: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/devolution/combined-authorities• Police forces and other emergency services, including fire and rescue services, the maritime and Coast guard agency and other rescue authorities a list of police authorities and fire and rescue services can be found respectively at the following:http://www.police.uk/forces.htmhttps://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs/• Educational establishments i.e. schools maintained by local authorities; academies; city technology colleges; further education establishments, and universities: https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/recognised-bodies... Registered social landlords (RSLs), a list of such authorities being available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-socia... Registered charities, as detailed at: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/• Devolved and other administrations within the British Isles, including those detailed at: Scotland: http://scotland.gov.uk/Home and http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ Wales: http://new.wales.gov.uk/?llang=en,OJ/SIsle of Man: https://www.gov.im/ • Healthcare providers in the Channel Islandshttps://gov.gghttps://www.gov.jeFor the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to access the Framework (subject to Authority approval) and shall be deemed Participating Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement