Ireland- Payroll Software and Associated Support Services

The issuing agency in Ireland is seeking payroll software and associated support services to manage core payroll calculations, statutory deductions, and compliance expectations. The agency needs to solve the problem of manual intervention by introducing automated validations, scheduled tasks, approval workflows, and exception handling. The solution must support accurate calculations for salaries, allowances, overtime, deductions, arrears, backdated pay, and statutory entitlements, with full support for Irish public-sector pay structures and pension schemes. The scope of work covers systems integration with HR, pensions administration, time and attendance, and finance platforms using APIs or standard interfaces. The agency requires employee and manager self-service features, including digital payslips, online overtime submission, and workflow-based approvals. The requested software must also feature advanced budgeting and financial forecasting capabilities to run prospective payroll simulations and model the financial impact of wage agreements across more than 2,400 payees. The project demands native configuration for statutory equality reporting to track and report on Gender Pay Gap metrics in compliance with Irish legislative frameworks. The selected vendor must provide structured onboarding, data migration from legacy systems, staff training, and ongoing support with clear service level agreements. The agency is also using this process to assess current market capability regarding the range, maturity, and functionality of available payroll solutions. Eligible bidders must be onshore providers based in Ireland only. The performance of the contract work will take place offsite. Bidders must submit their responses digitally via email or online, and the agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget. The contract period will be for one year.