The Mercian Trust Outsourced Payroll Service and HR and Payroll System
Awarded to Zellis
The Mercian Trust(buyer)
- Published
- Published 10 July 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 26 August 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
- The Mercian TrustBuyer
22 awarded contracts
Walsall, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PZVG-9173-WNQP
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 10 July 2026
- Questions by
- 24 July 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £466,355
- Award date
- 28 October 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2027 → 31 March 2030
- Contract length
- 3 years
- Could run to
- 31 March 2032
- Against estimate
- 17% above
- Bids received
- 9
- Zellis
This contract ends on 31 March 2030, or 31 March 2032 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Zellis
- Based in
- Bristol
- Public contracts won
- 45
- Across UK and EU notices
No other contract from The Mercian Trust under this supplier name in Skim's records.
Competition and scoring
Bids received
9
0 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Price40%
- Social Value Additional / Value-Added Functionality10%
- Customer Requirements50%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£73,970
Median of 18,950 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 6.3× the median.
The Mercian Trust in the last 12 months
18
contracts awarded, worth £24,098,188 in total
Recent awards in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Notice history
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Contract
28 October 2026
Contract Notice
10 July 2026
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