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Opportunity overview
EMET anticipates procuring a modern HR & Payroll solution. The proposed HR & Payroll system will require a range of functionality, organisations capable of providing a suitable system for Multi Academy Trust with approx. 2,200 users are invited to respond to this notice, to help us shape the strategy around this project.
This is NOT a tender. The objective of this PME is to gather information to better understand the solutions in the market, their capabilities, developments, and how best to design and a potential tender specification to maximise value to Trust and its employees. The process will also help to identify the cost involved, the most suitable route to market (including the use of framework agreements, if we chose), to ensure overall best value.
Classification
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV48450000 — Time accounting or human resources software package
CPV48482000 — Business intelligence software package
CPV79211110 — Payroll management services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Time accounting or human resources software package
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
48482000
Description
Business intelligence software package
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79211110
Description
Payroll management services
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
EMET intends on collecting market and solution data via an online form. Suppliers can access this using the link provided below. The authority will also use this opportunity to talk to suppliers directly and/or to receive system demos. Demos, and/or meetings can be booked with the core project team via the bookings link below.
Please note it is not mandatory to participate in any or all parts of this PME. The PME will be used to better understand and refine requirements before a procurement strategy can be developed. EMET reserves the right, where best value can be achieved, to use a compliant framework agreement for this procurement.
PME Form Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fYBqNrSLjEiiRKmKIws-oMVIa207DmdDuvl4xrhX0lhUQ1FER0tVWkNRTlFRUFlYVVZPWFMyTEM1Qy4u
Meeting Booking Link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/ProcurementProjectsEngagementBookings@emet.education/?ismsaljsauthenabled
Due
18 Dec 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
095930-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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095930-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
East Midlands Education Trust is conducting early market engagement for a modern HR and payroll system for a multi-academy trust with approximately 2,200 users. This is not a tender and is intended to inform the future specification, costs and route to market.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of HR, payroll, time-accounting, transaction-processing and related business-intelligence software or payroll management services. Bidding is not open; suppliers are invited to respond to the market-engagement notice.
Key points identified
Solution scopeA modern HR and payroll solution is anticipated.Evidence: "EMET anticipates procuring a modern HR & Payroll solution."
User scaleSuitable for a Multi Academy Trust with approximately 2,200 users.Evidence: "suitable system for Multi Academy Trust with approx. 2,200 users"
Required functionalityA range of functionality will be required, but the detailed functionality is not stated.Evidence: "The proposed HR & Payroll system will require a range of functionality"
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
East Midlands Education Trust is conducting early market engagement for a modern HR and payroll system for a multi-academy trust with approximately 2,200 users. This is not a tender and is intended to inform the future specification, costs and route to market.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for suppliers of HR, payroll, time-accounting, transaction-processing and related business-intelligence software or payroll management services. Bidding is not open; suppliers are invited to respond to the market-engagement notice.
Key deliverables
Modern HR and payroll solution
Functionality suitable for a multi-academy trust with approximately 2,200 users
Market input on solution capabilities, developments, costs and possible procurement routes
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Solution scope
99% confidence
A modern HR and payroll solution is anticipated.
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"EMET anticipates procuring a modern HR & Payroll solution."
User scale
98% confidence
Suitable for a Multi Academy Trust with approximately 2,200 users.
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"suitable system for Multi Academy Trust with approx. 2,200 users"
Required functionality
96% confidence
A range of functionality will be required, but the detailed functionality is not stated.
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"The proposed HR & Payroll system will require a range of functionality"
Supplier eligibility criteria
96% confidence
Unknown; no selection or eligibility criteria are stated.
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The notice invites organisations capable of providing a suitable system, but gives no formal eligibility criteria.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is not stated in the source data.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is not stated in the source data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Stated maximum value
90% confidence
Up to GBP 1,200,000.
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Source value_max: 1200000 GBP.
Commercial model
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment, contract duration or commercial model is stated.
Cost information sought
98% confidence
The engagement seeks to identify costs involved.
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"The process will also help to identify the cost involved"
Delivery
Delivery area
86% confidence
UKF region, United Kingdom.
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Delivery location is recorded as region UKF, United Kingdom.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is stated.
Buyer location
98% confidence
Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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Buyer location is recorded as Nottingham, NG2 7FA, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
100% confidence
Upcoming early-stage market engagement; bidding is not open.
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Display status is upcoming and the notice states: "This is NOT a tender."
Notice type
100% confidence
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender.
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Source notice_type and document title.
Engagement purpose
99% confidence
To understand market solutions and capabilities, shape a potential specification, identify costs and assess the most suitable route to market, including possible framework use.
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Notice description.
Submission deadline
100% confidence
Unknown.
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No submission deadline is provided.
Future procurement route
98% confidence
Undecided.
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The notice will help identify the "most suitable route to market (including the use of framework agreements, if we chose)".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not a live tender
100% confidence
This is preliminary market engagement only; there is no open bid process or stated submission deadline.
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"This is NOT a tender" and display status is upcoming.
Scope maturity
99% confidence
Detailed functional, technical, implementation and support requirements have not yet been stated because the engagement is intended to shape a potential specification.
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The notice seeks information to "shape the strategy" and design "a potential tender specification".
Route-to-market uncertainty
98% confidence
The future procurement route, including whether a framework will be used, has not been decided.
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The engagement will identify the "most suitable route to market (including the use of framework agreements, if we chose)".
Commercial and timetable uncertainty
99% confidence
Contract duration, pricing structure, implementation timetable and future tender timetable are not stated.
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No contract dates, deadline or commercial terms are provided.
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