Payroll Services Provider for Spencer Academies Trust

Spencer Academies Trust is seeking a payroll services provider to manage payroll operations for approximately 3,000 employees across the Trust. The provider must deliver accurate, secure, and compliant monthly payroll processing including statutory deductions, HMRC submissions, year-end processing, and pension administration for both Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The contract requires compliance with employment, payroll, tax, and pension legislation, plus provision of employee and manager self-service portals, management reporting, system maintenance, legislative updates, compliance support, and transition services. This is a fully managed service contract requiring ongoing operational support and expertise in managing large-scale educational payroll operations.