Job Evaluation Reward Benchmarking Tool

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Wales (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 29 Jan 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for Wales required a reward and role architecture solution to support the design and maintenance of job descriptions, job grading/evaluation, role benchmarking and pay modelling, with strong data visualisation to enable fair and transparent pay practices.

The solution needed to provide an integrated capability for role profiles and job families, career pathways, workforce segmentation and analytics, and organisational design support, with secure centralised data management and integration with existing HR platforms (HRIS/payroll/skills/performance/workforce planning)

CPV: Maintenance of information technology software

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction: yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

72267100 Maintenance of information technology software

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Jan 2026, 13:54 GMT
Last source update: 30 Jan 2026, 13:54 GMT
Authority reference: C001292.00
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-008492
Classification (CPV): Maintenance of information technology software
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06130f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The award of this contract was undertaken as a direct call‑off under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6309. This framework was established following a fully compliant competitive procedure conducted by CCS.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:160942)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 008492-2026-1
Signed
29 Jan 2026
Value
£124,736
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Wales

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Korn Ferry (UK) LtdFramework contractor Ryder Court, 14 Ryder Street, London, London, SW1Y6QBContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.