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Science Salary Benchmarking Data

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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04 Sep 2026 at 11:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology procured salary benchmarking services for science and engineering roles. The work supports development of the Government Science & Engineering Reward Framework, which aims to address recruitment and retention challenges by providing evidence-based pay flexibility for roles affected by critical skills shortages. The requirement is for robust, granular salary benchmarking data, with particular relevance to specialist scientific and engineering disciplines. The service falls within market and economic research, polling and statistics. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. This is a service opportunity for organisations that collect, analyse and provide detailed salary market data, particularly where their data can support pay comparisons and reward decisions across specialist science and engineering occupations.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. One lot was awarded to MCLAGAN (AON) LIMITED. The award was made on 12 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 12 August 2026 to 31 July 2028 and is active. Its value is £70,370 excluding VAT, or £84,444 including VAT. The buying organisation is the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than an open tender, so the published process does not set out a competitive scoring basis. The selected supplier is a large organisation providing the salary benchmarking service for UK-wide delivery.

This award demonstrates a central government requirement for detailed salary intelligence covering science and engineering occupations, including specialist disciplines affected by skills shortages. Businesses considering similar work for this buyer would need credible access to robust and granular pay data, together with the ability to analyse market evidence and present it in a form that supports defensible reward and pay-flexibility decisions. Relevant strengths would include specialist coverage of scientific and engineering roles, reliable benchmarking methodology, and the capacity to provide consistent UK-wide data to a government science capability team. Experience in market research, economic research, polling or statistics would be directly relevant, particularly where it can produce evidence suitable for recruitment, retention and public-sector reward planning.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Science Salary Benchmarking Data

Notice Description

The Government Science & Engineering Reward Framework is being developed to address recruitment and retention challenges in government Science and Engineering roles by providing evidence-based pay flexibility for critical skills shortages. To ensure the framework remains competitive, credible and defensible, the Science Capability team requires access to robust and granular salary benchmarking data, particularly for specialist scientific and engineering disciplines.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f211
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083815-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£70,370 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mclagan (Aon) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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