Payroll management services

Description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the contracting authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Payroll, Human Resources (HR) and Finance Managed Services (PHRF), intended to be accessed by eligible Central Government and all other UK Public Sector bodies including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. This new PHRF framework (hereafter referred to as PHRF2) will replace the existing PHRF Framework Agreement (RM887) which came into existence on 2.12.2011 and is due to expire on the 1.12.2015 (hereafter referred to as PHRF). This Framework Agreement is for the provision of Payroll / HR and Finance primarily as a managed service but some outsourced elements may be included for eligible wider public sector customers. It is envisaged that a spectrum of services will be required to meet the diverse range of customer requirements and differing rates of adoption. Requiring the services to be available separately or integrated, ranging from bureau type helpdesk services with access to software, through to fully- managed, outsourced provision. It is envisaged that a range of suppliers and services will be required to meet these distinct requirements. CCS wishes to carry out market engagement to test assumptions behind the above proposed services and shape the optimal structure to achieve the commercial aims of this procurement. Details of market engagement activities are provided in section II.7.