--- title: "Outsourced payroll provider" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/e4e75758-8b1f-48a4-9fdb-a808d3d5e635/outsourced-payroll-provider" last-updated: 2026-10-20T17:34:58.788368+00:00 --- # Outsourced payroll provider Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission seeks a provider to supply, implement, support and operate an outsourced bureau payroll service and modern platform for about 400 employees paid fortnightly. The work covers payroll processing, migration, parallel testing, training, go-live and ongoing support, with secure self-service, access controls, audit history, integrations and data exit arrangements. Go-live is required by 31 March 2027 and the first pay run is planned for 6 April 2027. The notice prefers the GDDA Marketplace and encourages a supplier not listed there to apply through its standing open invitation. The published closing time is 19 October 2026 at 17:00 New Zealand time (UTC+13). - Status: closed - Country: NZ - Buyer: Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission - Submission deadline: 2026-10-19T17:00:00+13:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.gets.govt.nz//SSC/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35059689 - Source checked: 2026-10-20T16:56:07.332659Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "e4e75758-8b1f-48a4-9fdb-a808d3d5e635", "revision": 2, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-20T17:34:58.788368+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-20T16:56:07.332659Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/e4e75758-8b1f-48a4-9fdb-a808d3d5e635/outsourced-payroll-provider", "locale": "en", "title": "Outsourced payroll provider", "summary": "Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission seeks a provider to supply, implement, support and operate an outsourced bureau payroll service and modern platform for about 400 employees paid fortnightly. 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