UK-Stockton-on-Tees: Personnel and payroll services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Northern Education Trust
Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 01642612381, Email: Procurement@northerneducationtrust.org
Main Address: https://net.delta-esourcing.com/
NUTS Code: UKC

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: NET-0081 Payroll, Pension and Associated HR Services (2024)
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79631000 - Personnel and payroll services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: NET is seeking one supplier for the provision of payroll, pension and associated HR services. The resultant contract will be for a period of five years with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years (the extension decision being at the sole discretion of NET).

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 2,160,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
UKE2 - North Yorkshire
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Main site or place of performance:
Greater Manchester
North Yorkshire
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Payroll, Pension and Associated HR Services

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-013024



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: NET-0081
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: NET-0081 Payroll, Pension and Associated HR Services (2024)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 05/03/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Gateshead Council, N/A
Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKC
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2,160,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 2,160,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://net.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=931653855
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Education Trust
Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1642612381, Email: d.hart@northerneducationtrust.org

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/03/2025