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ACE - Provision of Integrated HR and Payroll System

THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 16:02.

Opportunity overview

Trust required a fully integrated HR and Payroll platform operating from a single, authoritative dataset. The solution must enable compliant payroll and workforce administration in accordance with relevant legislation, HMRC requirements, Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations, statutory employment obligations, and sector best practice. It must also provide the transparency, reporting capability, and internal controls necessary to support efficient Trust-wide operations. The Trust was seeking a platform that provides operational flexibility, allowing payroll processing to be delivered either in-house or via a managed service within the same system environment. The Trust may transition between these delivery models during the contract term and therefore required a solution that enables this without system replacement or material disruption.

Awarded to

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JUNIPER EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£450k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 May 2026
Including VAT
£540k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 12004688
Location
Chelmsford, UKH36, CM2 0RE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
ACE01.75
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
Id
GB-COH-10098444

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10098444

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYNM-4868-XBBN

Address

Street Address
Totnes St Johns C Of E Primary School
Locality
Totnes
Postal Code
TQ9 5TZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PHP LAW LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC429243
Role Details
Procurement Consultant

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC429243

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRM-9434-VNYQ

Address

Street Address
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre
Locality
Totnes
Postal Code
TQ9 5RW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
JUNIPER EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-12004688

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
12004688

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXGY-3233-CHRT

Address

Street Address
Boundary House, 4 County Place
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM2 0RE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79211110
Description
Payroll management services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79631000
Description
Personnel and payroll services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12004688
Name
JUNIPER EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ACE - Provision of Integrated HR and Payroll System
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
4 Year Term with the option of 2 further 1 year extensions.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. To enable schools who join the Trust to be added to the Contract and for additional modules or services to be included that relate to HR and Payroll

Value

Including VAT
540,000
Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Payroll accuracy rate
Description
99.9% to 100%
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Right-first-time processing rate
Description
99.9% to 100%
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Pre-payroll error rate
Description
0.1% or fewer errors identified before payroll is finalised.
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Post-payroll error rate
Description
0% to 0.1% or fewer errors identified after payroll is processed.
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Post-payroll reconciliation completion
Description
100% of payroll runs subject to reconciliation.
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Client-reported payroll errors
Description
Fewer than 1 substantiated payroll accuracy issue per pay cycle
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Accuracy reporting compliance
Description
100% of payroll periods supported by documented accuracy reporting.
Entry 8
Id
8
Title
Service performance trend review
Description
Monthly review of payroll accuracy metrics, error trends and corrective actions.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048384-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 May 2026, 08:47
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Totnes · UKK43 · TQ9 5TZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 005644-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 016036-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 042491-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 048384-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·