RM1097 Payroll, Human Resources (HR) and Finance Services 2.
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Rosebery Court, Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
NR7 0HS Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: ,Â
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.gov.uk/ccs
Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
Primarily in the UK with some limited requirements overseas, including but not limited to UK MoD bases located overseas.
NUTS code UK
This new PHRF framework (hereafter referred to as PHRF2) will replace the existing PHRF Framework Agreement (RM887) which came into existence on 2.12.2011 and is due to expire on the 1.12.2015 (hereafter referred to as PHRF).
This Framework Agreement is for the provision of Payroll / HR and Finance primarily as a managed service but some outsourced elements may be included for eligible wider public sector customers.
It is envisaged that a spectrum of services will be required to meet the diverse range of customer requirements and differing rates of adoption. Requiring the services to be available separately or integrated, ranging from bureau type helpdesk services with access to software, through to fully- managed, outsourced provision. It is envisaged that a range of suppliers and services will be required to meet these distinct requirements.
CCS wishes to carry out market engagement to test assumptions behind the above proposed services and shape the optimal structure to achieve the commercial aims of this procurement.
Details of market engagement activities are provided in section II.7.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 200 000 000 and 250 000 000 GBP
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes79211110, 35125200, 48217000, 48400000, 48410000, 48440000, 48450000, 48451000, 48460000, 48812000, 66115000, 66170000, 66171000, 66172000, 66523000, 66523100, 72212412, 72212440, 72212441, 72212442, 72212443, 72212450, 72212451, 72212460, 72212462, 72224100, 72224200, 72226000, 72227000, 75100000, 79200000, 79210000, 79211110, 79211120, 79211200, 79220000, 79412000, 79414000, 79630000, 79631000, 98110000, 98120000, 98133000
CCS does not guarantee that a call for competition will definitely take place as a result of this Prior Information Notice.
Market Engagement:
In preparation for this procurement, CCS will engage with suppliers to establish the most appropriate commercial models and contracting terms to deliver best value.
Supplier Workshop:
In order to do this, market engagement and consultation will take place via a supplier workshop to be held in Norwich, UK. The workshop will be held on 22.3.2016. If you wish to become involved in this market engagement, please register using the CCS eSourcing Suite. Registration details can be found below. At the time of registration you will be able to provide a nominated single point of contact for attendance at this workshop. Please register your interest for this workshop by 5 pm on 18.3.2016.
Once the Supplier Workshop has been completed, or if you are unable to attend the Supplier Workshop on the specified date, any registered user of the eSourcing suite who has expressed an interest in the procurement, can provide additional, supplementary information via the eSourcing Suite messaging service until 5pm on Monday 11th April 2016 for it to be considered as part of the market engagement. The messaging service will facilitate all messages sent to you and from you in relation to this specific procurement. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
eSourcing Suite Registration Details:
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-asupplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know
Note that, by registering for the eSourcing Suite in this way, you will then be in a position to express an interest in any future procurements run by Crown Commercial Service.Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can request access to the Market Engagement: RM1097 - Payroll, Human Resources (HR) and Finance Services. This is done by emailing:
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the Pre-Market Engagement; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the Market Engagement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to the Emptoris messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email:
From 2.4.2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications (GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potential suppliers should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Information about lots
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Lot No: 1 Lot title: Central Government and Executive Agencies Payroll, HR and Finance Managed Services79211110, 35125200, 79630000, 79210000, 72212440, 48450000, 98120000, 72226000, 72227000, 66523000, 72212441, 72212451, 72212462, 75100000, 48812000, 79631000, 72212443, 72212460, 48451000, 79211110, 48400000, 48410000, 98133000, 79211120, 79211200, 72212412, 48440000, 79200000, 98110000, 72224100, 48460000, 66172000, 79412000, 72224200, 79220000, 66523100, 66171000, 79414000, 72212450, 66115000, 66170000, 72212442, 48217000
79211110, 35125200, 79630000, 79210000, 72212440, 48450000, 98120000, 72226000, 72227000, 66523000, 72212441, 72212451, 72212462, 75100000, 48812000, 79631000, 72212443, 72212460, 48451000, 79211110, 48400000, 48410000, 98133000, 79211120, 79211200, 72212412, 48440000, 79200000, 98110000, 72224100, 48460000, 66172000, 79412000, 72224200, 79220000, 66523100, 66171000, 79414000, 72212450, 66115000, 66170000, 72212442, 48217000
79211110, 98120000, 72212443, 98133000, 48410000, 98110000, 48217000, 79220000, 79631000, 75100000, 72212442, 72227000, 48460000, 72226000, 72212412, 79211200, 66523000, 72224100, 79211110, 79200000, 48450000, 79211120, 35125200, 66115000, 79412000, 66523100, 72212440, 72212451, 72212462, 66171000, 48440000, 79210000, 66172000, 48400000, 72212450, 48451000, 48812000, 72224200, 66170000, 72212460, 79630000, 79414000, 72212441
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section VI: Complementary information
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Tax legislation https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/services-information
Environmental protection legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/contents
Employment protection and working conditions https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people