How to win: HR and Payroll System 2027-2030

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The Trust wishes to invite Suppliers to tender for the provision of Supply, Install and Maintenance of HR and Payroll System. The contract will be awarded from 13th January 2027 on an initial three-year basis, with the option to extend the contract on a one plus one basis to the successful supplier. Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. Deadline for submission is 26th June 2026. Responses to be sent via email to these 2 email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected] Once a question has received a score, it will have a weighting applied. The weighted scores will be added together to calculate the total weighted score. This will then allow the PSQ responses to be comparatively ranked. Suppliers will be excluded from the tender if any of their response got FAILED or 0 score. Suppliers with minimum 3 points will proceed to the Invitation to Tender Stage. Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be require

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £480,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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