Tender

MH370 - Employee Benefits Portal

MIDLAND HEART

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Tender

02 Apr 2026 at 14:41

Summary of the contracting process

Midland Heart, a public undertaking entity based in Birmingham, is currently in the tender stage of their procurement process for the "MH370 - Employee Benefits Portal." This contract is designed to acquire reward, recognition, and benefit technologies supporting their corporate plan, "Tenants at Heart" from 2026 to 2030. The procurement falls within the software package and information systems industry category and targets businesses capable of delivering solutions for a multi-generational workforce across the United Kingdom. With a competitive flexible procedure in line with the Procurement Act 2023, the tender submission deadline is set for 1 May 2026. The contract period spans from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with potential for extensions up to 31 March 2031.

This tender provides a lucrative opportunity for businesses that offer software solutions, especially those experienced in delivering off-the-shelf technologies or bespoke solutions tailored to IT functionality and quality requirements. Companies well-suited to compete include those with robust financial health, as the selection criteria demand an impressive financial turnover and profit-making entity status. The potential contract value of up to £480,000 underscores significant growth prospects for SMEs, who are encouraged to offer engaging systems that integrate with communication strategies and offer value without heavy administrative requirements. Competitive firms will be evaluated on both quality and price, making it ideal for entities that can offer balance between these two aspects.

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Notice Title

MH370 - Employee Benefits Portal

Notice Description

Midland Heart is seeking to procure reward, recognition and benefit technologies to deliver our new reward strategy which underpins our corporate plan, "Tenants at Heart" 2026-2030. This procurement represents a great opportunity for us to refresh our offer, with key aims of delivering a solution which meets the needs and aspirations and challenges of an 'always on' multi-generational workforce, which is friction free, engaging and delivers true value and communication nudges, without sophisticated or administrative heavy back-end requirements. Solutions should be ideally be a proven, largely "off-the-shelf" solution already in use by other comparable businesses however if suppliers can provide a bespoke solution that meets our IT functionality, quality requirements and provide assurance on the support and maintenance of the system then we would consider this approach also. It must offer a clear and ongoing development plans, incl

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c29
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031063-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
1 May 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MIDLAND HEART
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1LZ
Post Town
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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