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HR & Payroll System

Rotherham Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Rotherham Borough Council has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £2,000,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2029.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 89 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is conducting this Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise to understand the solutions available in the market for a HR & Payroll System. This exercise is to engage with suppliers and share information. The responses received will help us shape our requirements and inform the scope for a future procurement process.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063156-2026

Last time this was bought

Education Management System

Awarded
24 March 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2028

Matched on Rotherham Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Rotherham Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

92

Awards

78

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

All tenders and awards from Rotherham Borough Council

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From notice 063156-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.