Payroll management services

Tender description

HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of ESR (Electronic Staff Record) Compatible Payroll Management Services. This Framework Agreement will cover the supply of ESR compatible Fully Managed, Blended and Bureau Payroll Services. The scope includes software development, software, consultation and advice, BACS service, hosted Payroll, helpdesk solutions, HMRC reporting, temporary and permanent employees, security, fully managed services and any other product/service associated with Payroll. The duration of the Framework will be 4 years maximum; 3 years initial period, with the option to extend for 12 months. HealthTrust Europe are looking for an operational payroll provider to supply fully managed, blended and bureau payroll service that is ESR (Electronic Staff Record) compatible. The payroll services should include a variable blend of functions such as Joiners, Permanent Variations, Temporary Variations, Expenses, Overpayments, Underpayments, Leavers, Redundancy, Sickness or Injury, Maternity, Paternity or Adoption, Payroll timetable, Unpaid leave, Absence, Jury service, Financial References, Pensions, Injury Benefit or Death in Service, Third Party Deductions, Salary Sacrifice Schemes, Weekly or Monthly (including payments to bank staff) payroll runs, payroll reconciliation, Attachment of Earnings deductions (AOE) and Service Optimisation. The supplier shall provide a robust reporting mechanism back to the customer and to HealthTrust Europe. The current spend through the Framework Agreement is estimated to be 6 480 000 GBP (based on spend data from 1.9.2012 — 30.8.2016). Terms and conditions / activity based income (ABI). The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.