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title: "Pay & Grading Review Consultancy"
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# Pay & Grading Review Consultancy

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2a59261-7d07-439b-960b-2bdfccf3a432

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## Summary

The West Midlands Fire Service has awarded a contract for a Pay & Grading Review Consultancy. The procurement process was completed under a limited competitive quotation method. The contract period is from 1st September 2023 to 31st December 2023. The consultancy service aims to create an equitable pay and grading structure to improve engagement levels and ensure fair reward, focussing on human resources management consultancy.

This tender presents opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) in the West Midlands region. Businesses providing human resources management consultancy services are well-suited to compete. The total contract value is £52,000 GBP, with potential for growth and collaboration with the West Midlands Fire Service. Interested parties can contact Jacky Perkins at jackie.perkins@wmfs.net for further information.

## Notice

Provision of a consultancy service to review Pay and Grading system. To deliver an attractive and motivating pay and grading structure that is responsive and agile and fit for the modern workplace. In doing so achieving fair and equitable reward thereby improving engagement levels and achieving delivery of our plan; To provide full and quality benchmarking data informing and appropriate market positioning on WMFS in sector(s) and delivering a comprehensive proposal including short, medium, and long terms plans outlining how we move from current arrangements to new; Create a pay and grading modelling framework that will erode our pay gaps, ensure long terms viability of our pay structure, and embed this internally to ensure ongoing effective management of pay and grading decision making; Develop and job evaluation framework that creates consistency and transparency in the application of grades

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81db95d2-172b-4c8d-9ba2-204852f36869 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £52,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £51,800 |
| 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 | WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B7 4HW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2023 at 14:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81db95d2-172b-4c8d-9ba2-204852f36869

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81db95d2-172b-4c8d-9ba2-204852f36869
  21st August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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