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closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# GB-Stafford: SARH HR & Payroll Specification Response

[Stafford & Rural Homes](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stafford-rural-homes)

Estimated value

£25,000 to £50,000

Published

14 Aug 2017

Deadline

Closed

25 Sept 2017

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

### High Level Business Requirements - General Requirements

A fully integrated HR (either on premise or cloud based) system & Payroll System (either as a system managed by SARH staff or a bureau service)

### Common functional requirements and System wide functions

A payroll system or service that provides an accurate monthly payroll that pull s data from the HR system resulting in minimal intervention from the SARH teams.

The HR system should provide a set of Restful web based API's to enable integration with other SARH owned systems.

An HR system which can be integrated to AD for Single Sign On

A system that can hold and enable SARH to build additional and customised fields.

Ability to easily customise and brand communications from the system.

Ability to create user reports and dashboards to support quality analytics and business intelligence.

### High Level Business Requirements - HR System

To procure and implement a feature rich system to manage all aspects of the HR process from recruitment to employee exit.

To ensure that the transition from the incumbent system is as minimally disruptive to the organisation and involves no break in continuity of the HR service.

To align with SARH's Business Transformation Programme, ensuring processes are as streamlined and efficient as possible, processes are digital wherever possible, paper is minimised and self-service operations are maximised.

To select a supplier who will offer a partnership approach to the supply and ongoing support of the system.

To select a solution that:

Reduces the operational costs of internally managing the system.

Has data backed up both incrementally and differentially at specified periods.

Has Intelligent workflow that will enable staff to become more proactive by encouraging simple to use self-service

Integrates effectively with the Payroll System

### High Level Business Requirements - Payroll

SARH is interested in options for both in-house management of the payroll and outsourced management of the payroll (bureau)

To procure and implement a feature rich system or bureau service to manage SARH's payrolls.

To ensure that the transition from the incumbent system is as minimally disruptive to the organisation and involves no break in continuity of the payroll service.

To align with SARH's Business Transformation Programme, ensuring processes are as streamlined and efficient as possible, processes are digital wherever possible, paper is minimised and self-service operations are maximised.

To select a supplier who will offer a partnership approach to the supply and ongoing support of the system.

To select a solution that:

Reduces the operational costs of internally managing the system.

Has data backed up both incrementally and differentially at specified periods.

Has Intelligent workflow that will enable staff to become more proactive by encouraging simple to use self-service

### Integrates effectively with the HR System

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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## CPV classification

Software package and information systems

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1ab09520-52d1-44a6-b36f-6c115fc5c2e9)

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