Notice Information
Notice Title
Pay and Benefits Benchmarking review
Notice Description
The Development Bank of Wales has awarded a contract following a competitive procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The awarded contract covers the provision of services to support DBW in delivering Pay and Benefits Benchmarking review. The evaluation was undertaken against the published criteria, including quality, and price Following evaluation, the contract was awarded to Mercer as the most advantageous tender (MAT). The contract will commence in February 2026 and is expected to run until February 2027, with options to extend where specified in the procurement documents. If extensions are taken the contract will run until February 2032. Further details, including total contract value, procurement route, and key deliverables, are available in the published Contract Award Notice on Find a Tender.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a97a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025464-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-10-08
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEVELOPMENT BANK OF WALES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 4BZ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Butetown
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025464-2026
19th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082966-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063741-2025
9th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062838-2025
7th October 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
-
http://etenderwwales.bravosolution.co.uk
All tender documentation can be located within the attachment section of project code project_60757 and ITT code itt_120515
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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