Published date: 16 January 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 November 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£250,000 to £750,000

Procurement reference

GLF0009

Published date

16 January 2026

Closing date

6 November 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

GLF0009 - Provision of HR System & Payroll Services - GLF Schools

This Further Competition (FC) is being issued by GLF Schools for the Provision of HR System and Payroll Services for 36 months + two x 12 month extensions via the Ethical & Sustainable Supply DPS.

The system must support centralised and decentralised HR and payroll functions across all academies within the trust. It should ensure compliance with UK employment law, HMRC regulations, data protection standards and education sector-specific requirements

Objectives

• To provide a centralised HR platform across all academies within the trust.

• To automate and standardise HR workflows from an end-to-end employee lifecycle perspective including recruitment, onboarding, safeguarding checks, and payroll.

• To ensure compliance with UK employment law, KCSIE, GDPR, HMRC, and DfE reporting requirements.

• To support HR operations that span the entire trust and all its sites (trust-wide), as well as those specific to individual sites/schools (trust-level), such as local terms and conditions, payroll, and site-specific policies.

Award information

Awarded date

23 December 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£392,392

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ACCESS UK LTD

Address

Armstrong Building Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University Science & Enterprise Park, Loughborough, England, LE11 3QF

Reference

Companies House number: 02343760

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

BISHOP WILKINSON HQ CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
SUNDERLAND
SR53NY
England

Telephone

07593447384

Email

ecsenquiries@ecservices.org.uk