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# Global Employee Recognition services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/global-employee-recognition-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038cfa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED: "Global Employee Recognition services". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jan 2023. Published submission portal: www.achilles.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-grid-uk-limited-coh-04508773)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 January 2023 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Human resources management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, US
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038cfa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/global-employee-recognition-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038cfa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [achilles.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.achilles.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/global-employee-recognition-services-ocds-h6vhtk-038cfa#participate

## Description
National Grid is looking for suppliers who wish to be included in the below tender. Should you wish to participate in the tender please register Via Achilles under one of the following UVDB codes: 2.6.5.10 (hr services) : 2.6.27.2 (gift vouchers) : 2.6.27.4 (long service award).
This is the link to join Achilles; 
https://my.achilles.com/join-community?communitycode=UVD&lang=en-GB
This is the UVDB landing page;
https://www.achilles.com/community/uvdb/
Please note that you can contact Achilles to talk you through the onboarding process.
Please ensure that your registration is completed in time for when the tender will go live on the 3rd January 2023
National Grid looks to enhance its performance culture by increasing employee engagement through the Global Recognition Programme. The Company currently operates a single programme across the UK and US combining both non-cash recognition (points with a dollar value), milestone awards (aka Long Service, Service Anniversary) and informal 'Thank-yous', 'Shout Outs' in the form of electronic cards. 
Global Capability - The program will be available across the whole National Grid organisation, including our Belgium employees who do not currently participate in the programme but may as part of this tender.  They would need to be accommodated in Euros.  In addition to companies/employees not managed in our Success Factors HRIS system.  The catalogues, languages, and local customer service support are restricted to the United Kingdom and the United States.  
 SUPPLIER is expected to deliver expertise in the Recognition arena to demonstrate their knowledge of the market, as well as superior customer service capability with availability via a toll-free phone number and email, during UK and US business hours.
a PQQ will be run through Ariba. All suppliers will need to have access to Ariba to participate. If you do not currently have access to Ariba please note this in your response.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79414000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, US

- **Description:** National Grid looks to enhance its performance culture by increasing employee engagement through the Global Recognition Programme. The Company currently operates a single programme across the UK and US combining both non-cash recognition (points with...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035212-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-13T12:29:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:45:44.010Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038cfa