Finance, Human Resources and Payroll Systems

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTERcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-060d2aProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£1.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

04 Mar 2026

Deadline 10 Apr 2026

Description

Procurement of HR, Finance and Payroll system to succeed existing systems at the end of their term contracts

Scope

Reference
HRFINPRoll0004
Total value
£1,500,000 excluding VAT
£1,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Jul 2027 to 31 Jul 2032
Possible extension to 31 Jul 2036

Subject to prevailing needs, and market review

Main category
services
CPV classifications
48000000
72000000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
TransitionCoherent, clear explanation of how the migration of current and archive data, and interfacing to feeder or client systems is undertaken, and clarity of associated costs, responsibilities and risks.quality10.00%
Finance and CommercialCoherent costs and Value for Money (VFM) - EG Banding Installation costs System licensing (e.g. Banding to number of Students) Hosting requirements and costs Clarity of add-ons - ie hosting / additional software Clarity of responsibilities for APIs / Data Archive Annuities and support costs / open book accounting / limited increase guarantees / payment schedulingcost30.00%
Functional CapabilitiesClarity of functions/components (exactly what is in the costed proposition and where if anywhere this does not complete the specification attached) Clarity of safeguarding functions Clarity of Role Based Access Clarity of Authentication and interoperability with MFA / and Single Sign on mechanisms Component interoperability, and ability to enable agentic & generative AI, automation for analytics AI and Product Roadmap and advance notifications and flexibility of security updates and functional changes Interoperability with protective security systems Management of local and remote accessquality40.00%
Ongoing SupportLegislative compliance and reporting Functional and security release management Ability / process for responding to incidentsquality10.00%
Social ValuesEg, demonstrable understanding and analysis of international sustainability in the HEI context, including for example CO2e, and Carbon Zero planning in system development and delivery, and other company activity Compliance with for example the Modern Slavery Act, in the context of partnering with a HEI Understanding of, and commitment to the prevailing government strategies for HEIs - for example Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLLE)quality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
03 Apr 2026, 10:59 pm
Submission deadline
10 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://help.chi.ac.uk/docs/tenders/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure