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Payroll Services Contract for St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust

ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 15:26.

Opportunity overview

St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust is undertaking this procurement process to source a suitable provider that can operate all aspects of the Trust's payroll and pension administration for all their schools and any schools that may join the Trust in the future. Over the past few years the Trust has changed significantly by growing to 17 schools and as such the requirements of the payroll and personnel services have evolved, and now the Trust is moving to re-tender the contract to meet new demands. Each school is responsible for managing their workforce and checking payroll data, with top-level oversight coming from the Trust. STCAT schools are based within varying areas which means that the support staff workforce is enrolled in various pension schemes with differing local authorities. A provider who can understand these nuanced differences and ensure that the service is flexible yet remaining consistent, will be paramount to the success of the contract. Amongst current frustrations is the lack of easily accessible and interrogable workforce data and a lack of interoperability between the HR/Payroll service and other core systemssuch as the school MIS, or financial management software. Although not a firm requirement, it would be beneficial if the new service could offer such functionality. The number of schools is due to increase shortly from 17 to 20, plus the Central Team, and the Trust requires a system to manage that change.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£465.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£558.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02723581
Location
Huntingdon, UKH12, PE29 6EP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05eda3
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
Id
GB-COH-09660515

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09660515

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWQV-9459-HGGG

Address

Street Address
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU4 0PF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07723278
Role Details
Panache are assisting St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust with the facilitation of this tender exercise, in a supporting role only.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07723278

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJBH-9519-QWJG

Address

Street Address
Midway House Herrick Way, Staverton Technology Park
Locality
Cheltenham
Postal Code
GL51 6TQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK13

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
EDUCATION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02723581

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02723581

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTHC-6958-HGCG

Address

Street Address
Spencer House
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE29 6EP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79211110
Description
Payroll management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79631000
Description
Personnel and payroll services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02723581
Name
EDUCATION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
2 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
3 year contract with possible 2 year extension on a +1 year, + 1year basis.

Options

Description
Bolt on schools joining the Trust

Value

Including VAT
558,932
Amount
465,777
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060653-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jun 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Luton · UKH21 · LU4 0PF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 045541-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060653-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·