Awarded 17 September 2026
Outsourced Payroll Services
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership · North East
Payroll services tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
61 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Payroll services contracts ,
61 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest payroll services contracts awarded
Awarded 16 September 2026
PR2290 - Payroll Services
Public Service Ombudsman
Awarded 8 September 2026
Payroll Service and HR/Payroll System
London Borough of Hounslow · London
Awarded 1 September 2026
Provision of Payroll Bureau Service and Support
Nuclear Restoration Services · Scotland
Awarded 27 August 2026
Payroll Services Contract
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST · West Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
CGI won the most payroll services contracts
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGI London · See every contract | 8 | £4.4m | 8 | ||
| 2joint | ELFS Shared Services North West · SME · See every contract | 4 | £2.5m | 4 | ||
| 2joint | Capita London · See every contract | 4 | £829k | 4 | ||
| 4joint | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West · See every contract | 3 | £1.3m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Civica South West · See every contract | 3 | £958k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Education Personnel Management (EPM) Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 3 | £593k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Neo People Management Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £475k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Juniper Education North West · See every contract | 3 | £196k | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Softcat London · See every contract | 2 | £749k | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Access UK North East · See every contract | 2 | £388k | 2 |
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Who buys
56 buyers awarded payroll services contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
4 buyers bought payroll services more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many payroll services contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many payroll services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 3 | £493k |
| 2 | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £2m |
| 3 | NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board | 2 | £217k |
| 4 | Pendle Education Trust | 2 | £196k |
| 5 | Department of Finance | 1 | £45m |
| 6 | London Borough of Hounslow | 1 | £3.6m |
| 7 | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 1 | £2.9m |
| 8 | HM Land Registry | 1 | £2.3m |
| 9 | Northern Education Trust | 1 | £2.2m |
| 10 | UK Health Security Agency | 1 | £1.6m |
Prices
Half of payroll services contracts are worth less than £225k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 83% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department of FinanceConexia Limited · 23 Jun 2026
- London Borough of HounslowMHR · 8 Sep 2026
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS TrustThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust · 31 Mar 2025
- HM Land RegistryTata Consultancy Services · 21 Feb 2025
- Northern Education TrustGateshead Council · 5 Mar 2025
- UK Health Security AgencyLiberata UK Limited · 5 Aug 2026
- Financial Conduct AuthorityCGI · 14 May 2026
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 1 Apr 2026
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation TrustELFS Shared Services · 10 Nov 2025
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustWinner not published · 9 Jul 2026
Where and when
London awards the most payroll services contracts
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 12 | £9m |
| North West | 10 | £4.8m |
| North East | 7 | £2.8m |
| East of England | 5 | £3.8m |
| West Midlands | 4 | £841k |
| South East | 4 | £1.5m |
| South West | 4 | £3.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | £108k |
| Scotland | 1 | £140k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £45m |
| East Midlands | 0 | Not published |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with payroll services
Deadlines
Half of payroll services tenders close within 33 days of being published
Each dot is a payroll services tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 27% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 21% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 33 days
is how long the typical payroll services tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 22 UK payroll services tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new payroll services tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
24 in the last 24 months. - 83%
of the money is in the 10 biggest payroll services contracts.
Of 59 contracts with a published value. - 26%
of payroll services contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 43 award notices.
Questions
How many payroll services contracts does the UK public sector award?
61 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 56 public buyers.
How long are payroll services tenders open for?
The median payroll services tender is open for 33 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector payroll services contract worth?
The median is £225k, and 51% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector payroll services contracts?
CGI won the most (8).
What is included
A provider runs the buyer's payroll as a service: pay calculation, statutory deductions, payslips, RTI and HMRC submissions, pension deductions and contribution returns, and year end, on its own or a third-party payroll system, for any public body including maintained schools and academy trusts, alone or bundled with HR administration.
- Outsourced and fully managed payroll processing
- Semi-managed payroll where the buyer keeps some inputs
- Payroll with employer pension contribution returns and liaison with NHS, LGPS or Civil Service pension schemes
- Payroll with a Civil Service Pension (Compendia) interface
- Weekly payroll for casual or field staff run as a service
- Payroll for NHS bodies, police forces, museums, universities, housing associations, charities and small public bodies
- Managed payroll for each school in a multi-academy trust
- Academy trust payroll bureau for the whole organisation
- Outsourced school payroll with access to HR software
- School payroll lots on education buying frameworks
- Combined HR and payroll packages for schools, including Teachers' Pension and LGPS returns
What is not included
- In-country payroll for staff abroad and employer of record hosting (see Overseas in-country payroll and employer of record)
- HR and payroll for trainees employed under a lead employer arrangement (see Lead employer HR and payroll for NHS trainees)
- An outsourced HR function where payroll is one part (see Outsourced HR function and HR shared service)
- HR advice to schools bought as its own lot (see HR advisory and consultancy service)
- Unspecified HR services for schools (see HR services (unspecified or multi-service))
- Payrolling self-sourced contractors or casual workers inside a contingent workforce contract (see Contractor payrolling, umbrella and direct sourcing services)
- An HR or payroll system, even with a managed payroll option (see HRIS system)
- School management information systems bought alone (see School management information system (MIS))
- Payslip printing and hybrid mail (see Hybrid mail)
- Pension scheme member administration and pensioner payroll (see Pension scheme administration)
- Payroll audits and accountancy services bought with payroll: csl.acct.internal-audit, csl.acct.bookkeeping-and-outsourced-accounting