Provision of Employee Benefits

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold

Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79)

+1 more

Community & Cultural Services (98)

Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK4)

Planned pipeline value£1pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 May 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Exeter is currently exploring options for a robust rewards and benefits solution aimed at enhancing staff engagement and supporting the attraction and retention of talent. As one of the largest employers in Exeter with approximately 7,500 staff, the University intends to undertake a procurement process to appoint a supplier with the goal of launching the platform in Summer 2026. To help support this the University is looking for current and potential suppliers and suppliers are asked to complete the following questionnaire(s) as part of the Preliminary Market Engagement under the Procurement Act 2023. The information provided is for information only and will not be considered at any potential tender stage. Suppliers will not be advantaged or disadvantaged by responding to this questionnaire.

CPV: Benefit services · Customer-loyalty programme · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Miscellaneous services · Presents and rewards

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yr

Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (1 yr)

Delivery: UK, South West

18530000 Presents and rewards 75310000 Benefit services 79342321 Customer-loyalty programme 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services 98300000 Miscellaneous services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
Authority reference: UOE/2025/075/SB
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-059325
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Benefit servicesCustomer-loyalty programmeMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesMiscellaneous servicesPresents and rewards
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a13d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 31 Jul 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published395 days ago
24 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
Market engagement379 days ago
11 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
Tender notice expected177 days ago
1 May 2026, 00:59 BST
Contract starts86 days ago
31 Jul 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
24 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender24 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST