Find a TenderPast planning noticePlanned procurement notice
Published 26 Aug 2025, 09:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Salary benchmarking and Rewards Advisory Services

Official notice

Authority: General Pharmaceutical Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£70,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 3 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GPhC is seeking to procure 'Salary benchmarking and Reward Advisory Services' for its employees, Governing Council , and Committee (Internal and External) members.

The purpose and objectives is to:

  • Attract, motivate, and retain high-calibre staff and workers, Council (Board), and Committee Members.
  • Ensure pay equity and transparency across all roles and governance positions.
  • Maintain competitiveness within relevant labour markets and regulatory peer organisations.
  • Support strategic workforce planning and future capability needs.
  • Enable robust and evidence-based decisions regarding remuneration and fees for GPhC's employees, Governing Council (Board), Committee Members.

This notice is issued to inform the market of an upcoming procurement opportunity, to gauge the level of market interest, and to invite constructive feedback on our prior launching the formal procurement process. We anticipate publishing the tender notice on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) via Delta eSourcing platform in October 2025.

The scope of services will include the following:

  1. Annual benchmarking all roles within GPhC, including: (see appendix)
  • Specialisms roles and grades
  • Governing Council Board Members
  • Committee members (Internal and External)
  1. Services and deliverables
  • Benchmarking data and analysis on market insight and foresight
  • Total reward benchmarking
  • Benchmarking of salaries, fees and total reward for all employees roles, council and committee member positions.
  • Remuneration framework and pay modelling
  • Continuous improvement and advisory support
  1. Methodology and approach
  • To undertake all appropriate surveys, enquires and investigations; thus enabling the supply of comprehensive data set(s).
  • Auditing and risk assessment
  • Recommendations

GPhC are kindly invite all interested suppliers to complete and submit the attached response form to Anna Kitoki [email protected] by 16.00 on 08 September 2025.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Management-related services · Market research services · Statistical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£70,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £70,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 4 years (2 years +1 year extension + 1 year extension)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
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
26 Aug 2025, 09:10 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
Authority reference
GPhC-PA001
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051119
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisManagement-related servicesMarket research servicesStatistical services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d6e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed

Timeline

26 Aug 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 09:10 BST
  2. Market engagement
    8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    GPhC is seeking to procure 'Salary benchmarking and Reward Advisory Services' for its employees, Governing Council , and Committee (Internal and External) members.

    The purpose and objectives is to:

    • Attract, motivate, and retain high-calibre staff and workers, Council (Board), and Committee Members.
    • Ensure pay equity and transparency across all roles and governance positions.
    • Maintain competitiveness within relevant labour markets and regulatory peer organisations.
    • Support strategic workforce planning and future capability needs.
    • Enable robust and evidence-based decisions regarding remuneration and fees for GPhC's employees, Governing Council (Board), Committee Members.

    This notice is issued to inform the market of an upcoming procurement opportunity, to gauge the level of market interest, and to invite constructive feedback on our prior launching the formal procurement process. We anticipate publishing the tender notice on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) via Delta eSourcing platform in October 2025.

    The scope of services will include the following:

    1. Annual benchmarking all roles within GPhC, including: (see appendix)
    • Specialisms roles and grades
    • Governing Council Board Members
    • Committee members (Internal and External)
    1. Services and deliverables
    • Benchmarking data and analysis on market insight and foresight
    • Total reward benchmarking
    • Benchmarking of salaries, fees and total reward for all employees roles, council and committee member positions.
    • Remuneration framework and pay modelling
    • Continuous improvement and advisory support
    1. Methodology and approach
    • To undertake all appropriate surveys, enquires and investigations; thus enabling the supply of comprehensive data set(s).
    • Auditing and risk assessment
    • Recommendations

    GPhC are kindly invite all interested suppliers to complete and submit the attached response form to Anna Kitoki [email protected] by 16.00 on 08 September 2025.

  3. Tender notice expected383 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by377 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline363 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract starts293 days ago
    2 Jan 2026

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 09:10 BST
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
    UK3
  3. Status changed to planned
    26 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    26 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
  5. Deadline published: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    26 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST

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

General Pharmaceutical Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRY-5513-YMDN Level 14, One Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4QJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure