Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcf-6284-7384-8b57-0a878742700b/pay-and-benefits-benchmarking-review awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Pay and Benefits Benchmarking review [Development Bank of Wales](https://tendernation.io/buyers/development-bank-of-wales) Open field Estimated value £180,000 Published 19 Mar 2026 Deadline Closed 13 Nov 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Development Bank of Wales has awarded a contract following a competitive procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The awarded contract covers the provision of services to support DBW in delivering Pay and Benefits Benchmarking review. The evaluation was undertaken against the published criteria, including quality, and price Following evaluation, the contract was awarded to Mercer as the most advantageous tender (MAT). The contract will commence in February 2026 and is expected to run until February 2027, with options to extend where specified in the procurement documents. If extensions are taken the contract will run until February 2032. Further details, including total contract value, procurement route, and key deliverables, are available in the published Contract Award Notice on Find a Tender. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05a97a-2026-03-19T17:10:08Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05a97a-2026-03-19T17:10:08Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Development Bank of Wales: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/development-bank-of-wales) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)