OPRaaS, On-Pay-Roll-as-a-Service, has been a systemised governance and workforce management partner for the temporary labour market since 2019. We work with recruitment agencies, end-hirers, umbrella operators and MSPs to design and run labour supply chain assurance (LSCA 2.0) frameworks that keep contingent workforces compliant, evidenced and audit-ready across JSL, IR35, CIS, GLAA, modern slavery and HMRC labour supply chain expectations.
Our methodology was built inside live supply chains. Over the last seven years we have removed non-compliant umbrellas before they became HMRC headlines, uncovered mini-umbrella and CIS tax credit schemes, exposed payslip skimming inside accredited brands, and supported public sector clients through Government Commercial Agency frameworks. That operational track record is what now sits behind every OPRaaS engagement.
What changed for public sector end-hirers
Since 6 April 2026, Joint & Several Liability (JSL) under the Finance Act 2026 (Chapter 11 Part 2 ITEPA 2003) has tightened HMRC recovery across UK labour supply chains. A new umbrella-market measure, distinct from older PAYE debt transfer powers. HMRC's updated Labour Supply Chain Assurance guidance (GfC12) requires organisations to hold their own risk-based checks and evidence, with industry accreditations no longer sufficient. The standard has moved from holding a supplier list to demonstrating a governed, evidenced process.
How OPRaaS works
OPRaaS runs in four steps. We map your supplier base. We train your finance, procurement and compliance teams. We audit the controls you and your suppliers run. We evidence the outcome in a single, time-stamped file the OPRaaS Virtual Compliance Platform produces on demand.
The OPRaaS Virtual Compliance Director
The OPRaaS Virtual Compliance Director (VCD) provides a named, retained governance function. The VCD chairs your monthly governance calls, runs the quarterly risk-check cycle on your supplier list (payslips, credit scores, director changes, VAT registration, via Companies House and Creditsafe), translates HMRC guidance into action, and signs off the daily evidence file your board, auditors and HMRC see.
Approved on UK Government Commercial Agency frameworks
OPRaaS is approved on the UK Government Commercial Agency (formerly Crown Commercial Service) through RM6310 Audit and Assurance Services Lots 2 and 4, RM6219 DPS and RM6237 DPS. Central government and the wider public sector call off labour supply chain assurance, training and implementation through these routes.
Get in touch
Visit OPRaaS.co.uk or email info@opraas.co.uk for our Public Sector VCD Info Pack and see how OPRaaS transforms LSCA compliance without a new director-level hire.