Payroll Services for Spencer Academies Trust

Buyer
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Value
£1,100,000
Closes
17 November 2026
Where
Nottingham
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Spencer Academies Trust is looking for an outside company to run its payroll for about 2,900 staff across 27 academies and its central team. The estimated value is £1,100,000 over an initial three years, with options to extend for up to two more years. The contract covers the full payroll process, including pensions, statutory deductions and year-end work.

What the buyer wants

• Fully managed payroll processing, including pension administration, statutory deductions and submissions, year-end processing, payroll reporting and management information • Support for the education sector, including administration of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), integration with Trust systems, implementation, data migration and ongoing service delivery • Employee self-service functionality, regulatory compliance and customer support for the Trust's staff and central services team

Requirements

What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The scale of the contract (about 2,900 staff across 27 academies, worth an estimated £1,100,000), the requirement for a suitably qualified and experienced provider with TPS and LGPS administration, and a two-stage competitive process starting with a supplier questionnaire are likely to rule out most small businesses.

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How to bid

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