Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport for Wales
3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street
Pontypridd
CF37 4TH
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 2921673434
E-mail: Procurement@tfw.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://tfw.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA50685
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Job Evaluation Reward Benchmarking Tool
Reference number: C001292.00
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72267100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Transport for Wales required a reward and role architecture solution to support the design and maintenance of job descriptions, job grading/evaluation, role benchmarking and pay modelling, with strong data visualisation to enable fair and transparent pay practices.
The solution needed to provide an integrated capability for role profiles and job families, career pathways, workforce segmentation and analytics, and organisational design support, with secure centralised data management and integration with existing HR platforms (HRIS/payroll/skills/performance/workforce planning)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
124 736.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72267100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport for Wales required a reward and role architecture solution to support the design and maintenance of job descriptions, job grading/evaluation, role benchmarking and pay modelling, with strong data visualisation to enable fair and transparent pay practices.
The solution needed to provide an integrated capability for role profiles and job families, career pathways, workforce segmentation and analytics, and organisational design support, with secure centralised data management and integration with existing HR platforms (HRIS/payroll/skills/performance/workforce planning)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The award of this contract was undertaken as a direct call‑off under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6309. This framework was established following a fully compliant competitive procedure conducted by CCS.
Transport for Wales (TfW) selected Korn Ferry (UK) Limited as the supplier by issuing a Call‑Off Order Form under Lot 3 – Complex and Transformation of Framework RM6309.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Korn Ferry (UK) Ltd
Ryder Court, 14 Ryder Street
London
SW1Y6QB
UK
Telephone: +44 2070249000
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 124 736.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:160942)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2026