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Payroll and pensions tenders from UK public buyers
Payroll and pensions tenders open now: 9. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 225 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Softcat Plc on 22 Jul 2026.
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Which payroll and pensions tenders are open now?
9 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Payroll and pensions tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Pension Administration, Consultancy, Actuarial and Investment ServicesLONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · Published 25 Sep 2026The Provision of Pension Administration, Consultancy, Actuarial and Investment ServicesValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Lionheart Educational Trust - HR & Payroll Software and Managed Payroll ServicesLionheart Educational Trust · Published 17 Sep 2026Lionheart Educational Trust is looking for a single supplier for their HR & Payroll Software and Managed Payroll Services requirements.£600,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 26 Oct 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Hopwood Hall College - Provision of HR & Payroll SystemHopwood Hall College · Published 13 Oct 2026Hopwood Hall College seeks to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to provide, implement, and support a fully integrated HR and Payroll system. For more information, please review tender documents.£420,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- The Provision of Firefighter Pension and Administration and Pensioner Payroll ServicesCleveland Fire Authority · Published 21 Sep 2026The Authority requires the provision of a comprehensive Firefighters' Pension Administration and Pensioner Payroll Service for all active, deferred, pensioner and dependant members of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes ("FPS Schemes"). The Provider shall deliver a fully integrated, end-to-end serviceValue not stated in sourceCloses Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Cabot Learning Federation - Provision of HR and Payroll SystemCabot Learning Federation Multi Academy Trust · Published 30 Sep 2026Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of an HRIS solution and fully managed payroll service. Tenderers may propose either a fully integrated solution or separate HR and payroll systems, provided that data can be transferred securely, accurately and efficiently between the two systems, wi£1,400,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Provision of Payroll ServicesTHE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE · Published 20 Oct 2026The Authority requires the Provision of Payroll Services, accurately, on time and in line with legislative requirements.Value not stated in sourceCloses Wed 18 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Procurement of an HR and Payroll SystemLOOK AHEAD CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED · Published 9 Oct 2026The scope of the tender is to identify a suitable supplier for the implementation and ongoing support of a replacement HR system and managed UK payroll service for Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing. The required solution must support the full employee lifecycle, workforce administration, managed paValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Aspire Academy Trust - Provision of HR and Payroll SystemAspire Academy Trust · Published 21 Oct 2026This tender opportunity has been issued by Aspire Academy Trust (the Trust), and Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of an integrated Human Resources and Payroll system, with the capability to support a fully managed payroll service. Full details of all contract requirements are set ou£450,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Dynamic Market for Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account ServicesSouthend-on-Sea City Council · Published 13 Nov 2025ynamic Market for Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account Services Service Title: Dynamic Market or Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account Services Contract Type: Framework Agreement procured via a Dynamic Market under Light Touch Regime. 6 months (with the option to extend for up to a furtValue not stated in sourceCloses Tue 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Which buyers publish the most payroll and pensions notices?
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited, with 4 notices of 225 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 225 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many payroll and pensions notices are published each month?
About 18 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was September 2026, with 31.
7 of the 100 payroll and pensions notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (7%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 88 |
| Contract | 70 |
| Tender | 33 |
| Planning | 27 |
| Tender cancellation | 5 |
| Pre-procurement | 2 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 5 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 7 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 38 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 37 |
| £2 million or more | 13 |
Who has won payroll and pensions contracts recently?
Softcat PLC won 5 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 22 Jul 2026, Ofgem recorded an award to Softcat Plc for “2026-022 HR and Payroll Software (iTrent)”, at a recorded value of £885,000.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
| Supplier | Award notices won |
|---|---|
| Softcat PLC | 5 |
| Softcat plc | 4 |
| MHR International UK Limited | 3 |
| Zellis UK Limited | 3 |
| Zellis UK Ltd | 3 |
| CGI IT UK LIMITED | 2 |
| CIPHR Ltd | 2 |
| Ciphr Limited | 2 |
What counts as payroll and pensions tenders here?
Outsourced running of the buyer's payroll or pension scheme administration. Payroll or pensions software bought as a product, pay benchmarking, and pension investment management are excluded.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: payroll and pensions administration. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: payroll and pensions, payroll, pension administration, pensions administration. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
Every notice above links to its page here and to its record on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The documents there are the tender; this page is not.Check the dates
Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
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9 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited published 4 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 225 in the last 12 months.Softcat PLC won 5 awards
The most of any supplier in the 158 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 18 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 225 in the 12-month window.
Questions about this page
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Where else should you look?
Hubs that share buyers or suppliers with this one, and the full tender index.
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- 22 October 2026, regenerated daily
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not yet published to public pages
- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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