Notice Information
Notice Title
CM2027 Employee Benefits Brokerage
Notice Description
Yorkshire Water is seeking to procure Employee Benefits Brokering Services to support the delivery of strategic, compliant, and cost-effective employee benefits. The appointed broker will be responsible for brokering and overseeing employee benefit schemes-.The engagement also includes providing advisory support on benefit optimisation and market competitiveness.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions may be exercised up to two times, with each extension lasting one year. These extensions will not be automatic and will require formal approval prior to activation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dcfe
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083038-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75310000 - Benefit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-02-28
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- professionalservicecontracts@yorkshirewater.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRADFORD
- Postcode
- BD6 2SZ
- Post Town
- Bradford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE41 Bradford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bradford
- Electoral Ward
- Royds
- Westminster Constituency
- Bradford South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083038-2025
15th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072723-2025
11th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072118-2025
7th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7543
SAP Ariba Supplier Engagement Policy 2025 -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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