Select, contract and govern payroll providers through evidence-based requirements, commercial discipline and accountable controls.
Why independent provider selection matters
Fragmented requirements, sales-led evaluation, unclear ownership and weak acceptance criteria create significant cost, compliance, and delivery risk across global operations.
GPIRL advises the client directly and receives no provider commission or vendor referral fees, ensuring complete objectivity and commercial discipline.
What GPIRL covers
Comprehensive client-side advisory spanning every critical phase of the provider evaluation and governance lifecycle.
Assessment & Requirements
Initial operational assessment, scope definition, and detailed multi-country business and technical requirements.
Market Scan & RFP Management
Global market scanning, formal RFI/RFP issuance, shortlist generation, and structured provider demonstrations.
Scoring & Due Diligence
Objective scoring methodologies, thorough financial due diligence, and contract/SLA review.
Governance & Exit Planning
Implementation readiness, ongoing KPI governance frameworks, remediation protocols, and exit planning.
Service options
Final scope and fees confirmed by proposal based on countries, entities, complexity, and volumes. Any included GPIRL compute capacity (GCU) is defined in the agreed proposal.
Provider Health Check
Tailored Diagnostic
customized review scope
Performance, risks, SLA, governance and remediation review for existing payroll setups.
Provider Selection & RFP
Proposal-Based Scope
market evaluation scope
Requirements definition, global market scan, formal RFP, scoring and recommendation.
Full Selection & Transition Governance
Custom Programme Scoping
end-to-end transition governance
Selection, commercial evaluation, contracting, implementation assurance and service acceptance.
A defensible selection process
Diagnose & Define Requirements
Diagnose existing payroll operating models and establish comprehensive business, tax, and system requirements.
Scan Market & Evaluate
Scan global vendors, run formal RFI/RFP processes, coordinate shortlist demonstrations, and execute objective scoring.
Contract & Mobilise
Perform target due diligence, refine SLA terms, ensure robust contracting, and mobilise initial transition governance.
Govern Performance
Establish continuous KPI governance, service acceptance assurance, and long-term performance controls.
Independent and provider-neutral
GPIRL does not resell software, provide payroll or accept referral commissions. It works with the client and appointed vendors.
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