Midland Heart Employee Benefits Portal award | Reward Gateway

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 15:16.

Opportunity overview

Midland Heart is seeking to procure reward, recognition and benefit technologies to deliver our new reward strategy which underpins our corporate plan, “Tenants at Heart” 2026–2030. This procurement represents a great opportunity for us to refresh our offer, with key aims of delivering a solution which meets the needs and aspirations and challenges of an ‘always on’ multi-generational workforce, which is friction free, engaging and delivers true value and communication nudges, without sophisticated or administrative heavy back-end requirements. Solutions should be ideally be a proven, largely “off-the-shelf” solution already in use by other comparable businesses however if suppliers can provide a bespoke solution that meets our IT functionality, quality requirements and provide assurance on the support and maintenance of the system then we would consider this approach also. It must offer a clear and ongoing development plans, incl

Awarded to

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Reward Gateway Ltd

Matched by number

Published award value: £239.1k
Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 05696250
Location: London, UKI32, W1D 3RB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C0211
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Midland Heart
Id: GB-PPON-PPMZ-2234-VXBJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPMZ-2234-VXBJ

Address

Street Address: 20 Bath Row
Locality: Birmingham
Postal Code: B15 1LZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG31

Contact

Email: alex.lawrence@midlandheart.org.uk
Telephone: 01216229143

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicUndertaking
Description: Public undertaking

Organisation 2

Name: Reward Gateway Ltd
Id: GB-COH-05696250

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05696250

Address

Street Address: Third Floor, 1 Dean Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: W1D 3RB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI32

Contact

Email: tenders-uk@edenred.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: MH370 - Employee Benefits Portal
Status: pending
Date: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 286,951.8
Amount: 239,126.5
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-05696250
Name: Reward Gateway Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 1 extension of 24 months

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097027-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097027-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 13:45
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B15 1LZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

031063-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 2 Apr 2026, 15:41
097027-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 13:45

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Midland Heart has published a pending award for its Employee Benefits Portal procurement to REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD. The published award value is £239,126.50 excluding VAT (£286,951.80 including VAT). The record does not show a signed contract: signature was scheduled for 6 November 2026, with service scheduled to start on 1 April 2027.

Published outcome signals

Published notice typeContract award notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Award document 097027-2026 is described as a “Contract award notice on Find a Tender” and was published on 14 October 2026.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status “pending”.
Contract signatureNot evidenced; future signature scheduled for 6 November 2026Evidence: The award milestones list a futureSignatureDate of 2026-11-06 with status “scheduled”.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097027-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067c29
First published: 2 Apr 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 15:16
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award, covering lot 1, names REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD as supplier.

Market significance

The opportunity concerns employee reward, recognition and benefits technology, classified as software and information systems, for Midland Heart.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD

98% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 239126.50 GBP · Pending award

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Supplier verification identifies company number 05696250 as REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD; award 1 names the supplier and reports £239,126.50 excluding VAT. The value is for the award, not separately published as a lot-specific allocation.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice type

99% confidence

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Award document 097027-2026 is described as a “Contract award notice on Find a Tender” and was published on 14 October 2026.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status “pending”.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Not evidenced; future signature scheduled for 6 November 2026

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The award milestones list a futureSignatureDate of 2026-11-06 with status “scheduled”.

Contract start

98% confidence

Scheduled for 1 April 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2027-04-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£239,126.50

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Award 1 value.amount is 239126.5 GBP.

Published award value including VAT

99% confidence

£286,951.80

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 286951.8 GBP.

Process maximum value

83% confidence

£400,000

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The process record reports value_max of 400000 GBP; no basis or allocation is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

2 April 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tender notice 031063-2026 on 2026-04-02.

Submission deadline

98% confidence

1 May 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-05-01T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14.

Award notice published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award document 097027-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-14.

Standstill end

98% confidence

26 October 2026

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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.

Scheduled contract end

98% confidence

31 March 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Employee benefits portal covering reward, recognition and benefit technologies

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The procurement title is “MH370 - Employee Benefits Portal”; the description seeks reward, recognition and benefit technologies.

Classification

99% confidence

Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)

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Award item 1 lists CPV 48000000.

Lot coverage

98% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 is related to lot 1. No lot title or description is published in the supplied data.

Delivery region

94% confidence

West Midlands (UKG)

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Award item deliveryAddresses specifies region UKG.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Tender procurementMethod is “selective”.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Competitive flexible procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Competitive flexible procedure”.

Above threshold

99% confidence

Yes

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Competition results

99% confidence

Not published in the supplied data

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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

98% confidence

1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

Extension option

99% confidence

One extension of 24 months

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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states “1 extension of 24 months”.

Maximum stated term end

98% confidence

31 March 2031

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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2031-03-31.

Signed contract status

99% confidence

Not evidenced

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The award remains pending and only a scheduled future signature date is provided.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award position

99% confidence

The award is subject to the pending lifecycle and scheduled signature; it should not be treated as an active concluded contract.

View supporting evidence

Award status is pending and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 6 November 2026.

Value interpretation

96% confidence

The published £239,126.50 excluding-VAT amount is an award-level value for the sole published award; no pricing breakdown is supplied.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 reports a single amount, and no line-item or lot-level value is published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-067c29
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Midland Heart

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The process buyer_name and buyer party both identify Midland Heart.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public undertaking

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Buyer party classification is UK_CA_TYPE publicUndertaking.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists 20 Bath Row, Birmingham, B15 1LZ.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD (company number 05696250)

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Supplier verification matched company number 05696250 and verified the legal name as REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD.

Supplier scale

94% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details record scale as large.

Source-name difference

99% confidence

The notice names “Reward Gateway Ltd”; verification maps the same company number to REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD.

View supporting evidence

Source supplier name is Reward Gateway Ltd, while verified_company_name is REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD; supplier_name_mismatch is true.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential extension window

97% confidence

Estimated to run from 1 April 2029 to 31 March 2031 if exercised

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The initial end date is 31 March 2029, with one 24-month extension and a maximum extent date of 31 March 2031. This is a term calculation, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award lifecycle

99% confidence

The notice is an award notice, but the award remains pending and contract signature is only scheduled.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 6 November 2026.

Supplier name normalisation

99% confidence

A differing source supplier name was supplied. The analysis uses the verified legal identity REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD, matched by company number 05696250.

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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verified_company_name is REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value in the supplied data.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Unpublished evaluation information

99% confidence

Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice data.

View supporting evidence

No such fields are present in the supplied award or process records.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence a signed or active contract.
The supplier’s source notice name differs from the verified legal name. The verified legal name, REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD, is used in this analysis.
No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for lot 1.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing and contract documents.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named for the Midland Heart Employee Benefits Portal award?

REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD was named for award 1, covering lot 1.

Has the Midland Heart contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature was scheduled for 6 November 2026.

What is the published award value?

£239,126.50 excluding VAT, or £286,951.80 including VAT.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

MH370 - Employee Benefits Portal

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Reward Gateway Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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