HRB 2023 A hosted fully integrated HR and Payroll Service

The Health Research Board

The HRB is a State Agency under auspices of the Department of Health, the remit of the agency is to support and fund health and social care research and provide evidence to inform policy and practice. Strategic Objectives for Supporting Health Research The HRB strategy, Strategy 2021-2025: Health Research – Making an Impact, has identified six strategic objectives for the period ahead including Strategic Objective 6: ‘Develop the HRB as a progressive place to work, where our people are supported to be innovative and responsive’ with specific actions including: • Work with Governance and Data Protection Officer to maintain our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) practices, while adhering to all existing GDPR policies • Ensure that our internal and public-facing systems are cyber secure by carrying out appropriate ICT security audits. • Be proactive in researching and implementing digital innovations that support the organisation. The HRB will use the new integrated system for HRB Staff, HRB Pensioners, HRB Board Members, HRB Committee Members, HRB Panel Members (reviewers), HRB Agency Staff and HRB Contractors. The HRB is now going to the market to procure a fully integrated HR System and Fully Managed Payroll Service that will provide the following essential functionality Core functional requirements summary: • Recruitment • Onboarding • Offboarding • Digital Files • Document Management and Storage • Training and Resource Planning • Performance Management • Full ‘Time and Attendance’ recording system in-line with Irish Public Sector requirements • Payroll Calculation • Payroll Payment and Management • Pensions Management • Reporting • Operational activities

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-07-24. The procurement was published on 2023-06-22.

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What?

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-06-22 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-06-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Health Research Board
Postal address: 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: DO2 H638
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Procurement tool URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HRB 2023 A hosted fully integrated HR and Payroll Service
Products/services: Personnel and payroll services 📦
Short description:
“The HRB is a State Agency under auspices of the Department of Health, the remit of the agency is to support and fund health and social care research and...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Payroll management services 📦
Additional products/services: Time accounting or human resources software development services 📦
Additional products/services: Time accounting or human resources software package 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The HRB is a State Agency under auspices of the Department of Health, the remit of the agency is to support and fund health and social care research and...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: Two three year extensions
Additional information: none

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-07-24 09:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 2
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-07-24 09:30 📅

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2033
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: https://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 121-384518 (2023-06-22)