Prior Information Notice in respect of Establishing a multiple supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Payroll Services

Description

The objective for establishing the framework for the provision of payroll services is to deliver the following business benefits:<br/><br/>• 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.<br/><br/>• To provide shared services and outsourcing solutions as vehicles for achieving efficiency savings for NHS organisations and wider public sector.<br/><br/>• 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.<br/><br/>• Speed up contracting processes and enable trust staff time to be reinvested in more value adding tasks;<br/><br/>• Improving efficiency;<br/><br/>• To operate a strategic contract to improve trust spend and usage data;<br/><br/>• To be more accessible to SMEs. Lot 1: The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to make the market aware of its intention to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of payroll services.<br/><br/>The purpose of the agreement will be to allow Contracting Authorities to call off contracts from the Framework to provide outsourced payroll services.<br/><br/>A future procurement opportunity for this requirement could be published in early 2025.<br/><br/>This notice does not constitute a formal call for competition. Additional information: The purpose of this notice is to make the market aware of our intentions. Full details of the requirements will be published with the tender, no further information is available at this point.<br/><br/>This notice does not constitute a formal call for competition.