Awarded contract

Who won: HR Finance and Payroll System

A services contract from THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER, worth £1,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER

Value

£1,500,000

Published

23 January 2026

About this contract

The University of Chichester is conducting Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to understand current market capability, delivery approaches, innovation, risks, and commercial models for an integrated HR, payroll and finance system. The Finance system contract end date is December 2026, extendable to December 2027. The HR/Payroll system's contract end date is July 2027. A full explanation of the requirement is set out in our documentation which is located at https://help.chi.ac.uk/tenders

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