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title: "Benchmarking"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8fb1b5c4-9e97-440d-a5bd-ee78697c110a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Highways"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Benchmarking

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8fb1b5c4-9e97-440d-a5bd-ee78697c110a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Benchmarking

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f83b674-9333-4f12-9ee5-83f51d5895a6 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 9 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £39,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £39,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Highways |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Korn Ferry (UK) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 09:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f83b674-9333-4f12-9ee5-83f51d5895a6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f83b674-9333-4f12-9ee5-83f51d5895a6
  4th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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