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Benchmarking

National Highways

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04 Sep 2026 at 09:45

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited commissioned benchmarking services, classified as human resources management consultancy. The requirement supports benchmarking work across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The stated subject is simply “Benchmarking”, so the commercial focus is consultancy that can compare, assess and interpret relevant people, workforce or human-resources measures for a major national highways organisation. The buying organisation is National Highways Limited, based in Birmingham. This is a services requirement rather than a goods or construction opportunity, and the recorded suitability assessment does not identify it as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Korn Ferry (UK) Limited on 27 August 2026. The award value is £39,000. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 9 October 2026. The original tender deadline was 17:00 on 17 August 2026. The route was a direct award under “Other - Direct Award off a non NH Framework”, rather than an open competition. The award is active. The available evaluation information identifies the requirement and procurement route but does not set out separate lots or a detailed scoring breakdown. National Highways Limited is the buyer, and Korn Ferry (UK) Limited is the appointed supplier.

This award shows demand from National Highways Limited for focused human-resources benchmarking delivered across England. A credible future competitor would need established benchmarking consultancy capability, with the ability to gather comparable workforce or people data, select appropriate benchmarks, analyse results and present findings in a form that supports organisational decisions. The requirement is likely to suit a specialist or larger consultancy with the capacity to work across multiple English regions and manage a short, defined assignment for a nationally significant infrastructure organisation. The selected supplier is a large organisation, while the procurement’s suitability assessment did not identify the work as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs. Experience of public-sector or infrastructure-sector workforce environments would strengthen a supplier’s credibility when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Benchmarking

Notice Description

Benchmarking

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8fb1b5c4-9e97-440d-a5bd-ee78697c110a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f83b674-9333-4f12-9ee5-83f51d5895a6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Direct Award off a non NH Framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£39,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£39,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 9 Oct 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Korn Ferry (UK) Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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