Victoria and Albert Museum: V&A Payroll Services

UK-London: Payroll management services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Victoria and Albert Museum
             Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2079422229, Email: d.osborne@vam.ac.uk
             Main Address: https://www.vam.ac.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKI3
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Payroll-management-services./826A57Z4VH
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/826A57Z4VH to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: V&A Payroll Services       
      Reference Number: VA/CON/14/22
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79211110 - Payroll management services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The V&A is a National Museum of art, design, and performance. It employs c950 staff, plus c300 staff pa as zero hours (“casual”) workers. The V&A will open 2 new venues during 2024 and 2025, which is expected to increase the employee headcount by c150.The V&A is conducting a tender process, for a fully managed payroll service from 01 December 2022.

Please note contract value is an estimate only, as the number of employees throughout the contract period may unforeseeably vary.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 700,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI LONDON
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The V&A utilizes one of 2 employment terms:
1)75% of employees are subject to “current” or V&A terms
2)25% of employees are subject to “legacy” or Civil Service terms
Legacy terms are now almost completely closed to new entrants and so are expected to decrease over the next few years, with the current or V&A terms, increasing to close to 100%.

Legacy terms, are linked to the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which requires access and operation of the MyCSP pension interface. V&A terms require pension payments to Aviva, the current defined contribution pension scheme.

Employees in “Front of House” roles, typically work over 7 days, therefore sickness payments and overtime need to be accommodated for all work patterns.

Payments to employees, workers and HMRC will be made by the V&A by BACs. The current pay date is 25th of a month, the V&A would be open to discussion on pay date going forward.

The current HR system at the V&A is Cascade (via IRIS Software Group Ltd). Any payroll supplier will be expected to work alongside the Cascade system and integrate when open API is available.

Tenderers must have previous experience of administration of MyCSP / Civil Service Pension process / interface.

Please note that all values stated in this notice are estimates only, and the contract term is the maximum term inclusive of all extension options.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 700,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 84       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: The contract may be varied to:

Increase or decrease the number of employees without limitation;
Extend the initial five year term up to a further two years;
Include other related services;

Variant bids are acceptable only insofar as tenderers may propose alternative pricing methods for the V&A to consider.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Tenderers must have experience of previous administration of MyCSP / Civil Service Pension process / interface    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Turnover must be at least twice the estimated annual contract value (i.e. £200,000 or greater)    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 01/08/2022 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 3
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 01/08/2022
         Time: 12:30
         Place:
         Electronically
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Payroll-management-services./826A57Z4VH

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/826A57Z4VH
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Victoria and Albert Museum
       Cromwell Road, Kensington, SW7 2RL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2079422229
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 01/07/2022

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