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Provision of Managed Payroll & Pension Administration Service

Plymouth CAST Multi Academy Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Plymouth CAST is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to inform the development of a future procurement for a managed payroll and pension administration service. Through this engagement, the Trust aims to: ● Test the feasibility of the proposed service scope; ● Understand current market solutions and innovation; ● Inform system integration requirements; ● Explore implementation and transition approaches; ● Understand commercial and pricing models; ● Identify risks or considerations prior to formal tender. The Trust currently operates payroll and pension administration across multiple schools and locations, with central oversight provided by the finance and HR teams. The Trust intends to move to a single managed payroll and pension administration solution that supports: ● Consistent processes across all schools; ● Improved reporting and compliance; ● Efficient workflows between schools and central teams; ● Improved user experience for employees and managers; ● Scalability to support future Trust growth if required.

Classification

  • CPV66520000 — Pension services
  • CPV66523100 — Pension fund administration services
  • CPV79211110 — Payroll management services

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
PCAS01
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
3 May 2027, 01:00
Ends
2 May 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
2 May 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79211110
Description
Payroll management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66520000
Description
Pension services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
66523100
Description
Pension fund administration services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042089-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 May 2026, 15:53
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
PHP Law LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PPRM-9434-VNYQ
Role Details
Tender process support

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRM-9434-VNYQ

Address

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

Contact

Name
James Medforth
Telephone
+44 01234567890

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 2
Name
Plymouth CAST Multi Academy Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PVXX-8686-MMHT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVXX-8686-MMHT

Address

Street Address
Boniface Lane
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL5 3AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK41

Contact

Name
Tina Parkes

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth · UKK41 · PL5 3AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 042089-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·