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Provision of an Integrated HR and Payroll System

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 22 Sept 2026, 10:46.

Opportunity overview

Following the publication of the required UK5 and UK6 Notices, This UK7 notice is placed on behalf of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and Torfaen County Borough Council, together referred to as the Contracting Authorities. The Contracting Authorities have entered into a joint contract with MHR International UK Limited for the provision, hosting, maintenance, support and ongoing development of the iTrent integrated human resources, payroll and workforce management platform. The contract includes: software licensing; hosted software services; payroll processing functionality; workforce management functionality; recruitment and onboarding modules; learning and development modules; employee and manager self-service functionality; document management functionality; maintenance and support services; implementation, migration and configuration services; and ongoing system development and enhancement services. The contract supports the delivery of critical human resources, payroll, recruitment, Organisational development, workforce management and associated services across Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and Torfaen County Borough Council. The joint arrangement establishes a common platform supporting the Federated Councils’ operating model and the delivery of collaborative services, while maintaining the political, financial and democratic sovereignty of each authority.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

MHR International UK Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£2.5m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLVH-3271-VZNN
Location
Nottingham, UKF16, NG11 6JS, 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
ECM_BG/T/HRP_2026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The direct award followed an options appraisal covering amendment of the existing arrangements, separate renewal of the existing contracts, a competitive procurement for an alternative solution and a new joint contractual arrangement with the incumbent supplier. The appraisal concluded that replacing the existing platform would require substantial migration, implementation, retraining and redevelopment activity and would create significant technical, operational and service-continuity risks. The joint contract was considered the most economically advantageous and operationally effective option.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDMD-4229-TQWR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDMD-4229-TQWR

Address

Street Address
General Offices
Locality
Ebbw Vale
Postal Code
NP23 6DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Name
Lee Williams
Telephone
+441495364829

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Torfaen County Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDNG-5431-HGYV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDNG-5431-HGYV

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre
Locality
Pontypool
Postal Code
NP4 6YB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Name
Stephen Chambers
Telephone
+44 1495 364829

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 3
Name
MHR International UK Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PLVH-3271-VZNN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLVH-3271-VZNN

Address

Street Address
MHR Campus, Mere Way
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG11 6JS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF16

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
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
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79631000
Description
Personnel and payroll services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLVH-3271-VZNN
Name
MHR International UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Provision, hosting, maintenance, support and development of the iTrent HR, payroll and workforce management platform
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
13 Feb 2032, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
2,505,724.08
Amount
2,088,103.4
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
089426-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Sept 2026, 09:30
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ebbw Vale · UKL16 · NP23 6DN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 069787-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 070488-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 089426-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·