Preliminary Market Engagement for HR, Payroll, DBS Services
Summary
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited has published a preliminary market engagement notice for HR, Payroll, and DBS Screening Services. This engagement will inform the design of a new procurement route under the Procurement Act 2023, with an estimated contract value of £3.6 million.
What changed
This notice from Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited announces a preliminary market engagement process to inform the retendering of HR, Payroll, and DBS Screening Services. The engagement aims to leverage changes introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 to design a modern and market-relevant procurement route. The estimated total value for the contract, which is planned to run from November 2026 to November 2029 with a potential extension, is £3.6 million.
This is an opportunity for interested parties, including SMEs and VCSEs, to provide input that will shape the future tender structure, lotting, framework length, and dates. The actual tender notice is estimated to be published on May 19, 2026. While this notice itself does not create new obligations, it signals an upcoming procurement opportunity and allows potential suppliers to influence the process.
What to do next
- Review attached document for details on preliminary market engagement for HR, Payroll, and DBS Screening Services.
- Consider participation in the market engagement process to influence the upcoming tender design.
- Monitor for the publication of the tender notice, estimated for May 19, 2026.
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Preliminary Market Engagement - HR, Payroll and DBS Screening Services
- Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-022951
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0669bf
Published 13 March 2026, 12:30pm
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CA17372
Description
This preliminary market engagement process precedes the retender of the HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services which went live in 2022. This process will allow CPC to consider the changes enacted under the Procurement Act 2023 and how we may use that legislation to design a route to market which is modern and market relevant.
A suggested Lot structure have been included within this notice but will be determined through this preliminary market engagement process. Framework length and dates have also not been decided upon at this time. Please see the attached document "Preliminary Market Engagement HR, Payroll and DBS Screening Services" for more information.
Total value (estimated)
- £3,000,000 excluding VAT
- £3,600,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 21 November 2026 to 20 November 2029
- Possible extension to 20 November 2030
- 4 years
Main category
Services
CPV classifications
Personnel and payroll services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
19 May 2026
Procedure
Above or below total value threshold
Above or equal to threshold
Contracting authority
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZPR-8554-XHNX Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 6AJ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Katie Swain
Telephone: 0161 974 0952
Email: k.swain@thecpc.ac.uk
Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)
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