Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-07-07
Buyer: LGSS procurement on behalf of Loxford School Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 79211110 | 79631000
Estimated value: 146640 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: LGSS Procurement on behalf of the Loxford School Trust (http://www.loxfordschooltrust.net/) is seeking to appoint a single provider for an integrated HR and payroll system together with a managed payroll service, for all schools who are members of the Trust, as well as providing the option for any schools joining the Trust in the future to access this framework.
The Loxford School Trust is a prestigious organisation which aims to deliver a high quality education for students aged 3-18. The Trust was formed in 2013 originally comprising of Loxford Primary Phase and Loxford School of Science and Technology (Secondary Phase), due to the Trust’s continued growth it has made the acquisition of four further schools within the greater London and Essex Area, Aldborough Primary School, Warren School, Abs Cross and Tabor Academy.
LGSS Procurement on behalf of the Loxford School Trust are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider, to provide HR and Payroll services to approximately 950 (current figure but this shall increase as other schools join the Trust) employees across their current and future portfolio of schools as well as let a framework that shall be accessible by any future schools joining the Trust throughout the life of this framework. Any schools that do join the Trust during the life of this framework shall approach the successful provider and access the framework on the same terms and against the same costs as tendered within the successful submission. There is no guarantee of any additional spend within this framework, and it shall not automatically follow that any new schools joining the Trust shall access the framework, nor be mandated to do so.
Other Schools joining the Trust and utilising the framework agreement shall be expected to provide a specification for the Successful Service Provider to then have up to 28 days in which to provide a response including the service costs to that School and the Trust.
Potential Providers should be aware that non-material variations may be required by other schools joining the trust to the requirements outlined within the specification. The Successful Provider will be expected to make reasonable endeavours to meet these variations.
This Framework is open to all current and future members of the Loxford School Trust, although as above there is no guarantee of schools joining the Trust accessing this framework.
The expected budget for the service at its commencement is approximately 250 000 GBP per annum, although this figure is provided for information only.
LGSS Procurement will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The duration of this standstill will be disclosed at this point. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be required from (Refer to address in part 1.1). If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2006 nº 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the HighCourt (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.


Winner: Educational Personnel Management Ltd
Award value: 146640
Number of bids: 9