Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-09-18
Buyer: Ministry of Justice
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48100000 | 48217000 | 48440000 | 48441000
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Supply, Implementation, Support and Management of a Payroll Service that will serve the Judiciary (England/Wales and Scotland) and its Associated Users
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market of a prospective contract opportunity for the supply, implementation, support and management of a future proofed payroll service that will serve its Judiciary and associated users groups effectively. It is intended that any future payroll service implemented will service a multi layered and variable payroll provision; including expenses, fees and integration of pension payments for the benefit of its core recipients. The anticipated term of the engagement with MoJ is expected to be for 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
The contracting authority intends to put in place an agreement which will include but may not be limited to the provision of payroll services, expenses, fees and pension integration services.
It is the intention of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority to put in place a contract for the provision of Judicial Payroll services. The services required will aim to deliver but not be limited to:
— implementation of a future ‘best of breed’ Judicial Payroll model that meets a defined set of user requirements across the range of Payroll, Expenses and Pensions transactional services, aligned to global payroll standards,
— improve and enhance user experience which is simple, effective with improved accuracy and transparency of information,
— support a ‘Single source of the truth’ to base future management decisions less reliant on locally developed databases,
— support and drive transformational change in the Judicial payroll service by moving away from paper, manual and repetitive processes by moving to a digital system which meets future and changing business needs,
— leveraging opportunities by payroll technology to increase the level of automation, self-service and service efficiency,
(i) inform the market of a prospective contract opportunity in connection with the procurement for the supply implementation, support and management of a future proof payroll service that will serve its Judiciary and associated users groups; and
(ii) request information that may be relevant to the procurement strategy that may be adopted by the MoJ.
The next stage of the process is to seek further input from potential providers through market engagement events intended to commence w/c 12
Once the MoJ have gauged market interest, we will issue an invite to all interested parties, confirming the date, timings and location of the event(s). Due to COVID restrictions, this event is likely to be conducted on Microsoft Teams or Skype sessions.
In order to express your interest in attending the Market Engagement event, please address an e-mail to the Judicial Payroll retender team at; SSCT_JP_Retender@justice.gov.uk
This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement and does not constitute a commitment by the MoJ to undertake any procurement exercise.


Award value: 20000000