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Salary benchmarking and Rewards Advisory Services

General Pharmaceutical Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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) 2. 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 3. 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 procurement@pharmacyregulation.org by 16.00 on 08 September 2025.

Classification

  • CPV71241000 — Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • CPV79310000 — Market research services
  • CPV79330000 — Statistical services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV79420000 — Management-related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£70k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

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
GPhC-PA001
Status
planned
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
24 Oct 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
3 Oct 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Oct 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
70,000

Renewal

Description
4 years (2 years +1 year extension + 1 year extension)

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
2 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71241000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Entry 2
Id
79310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Market research services
Entry 3
Id
79330000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statistical services
Entry 4
Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
79420000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Management-related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-4562
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051116-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:10
Entry 2
Id
051119-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:16

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Sept 2025, 23:59
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) 2. 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 3. 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 procurement@pharmacyregulation.org by 16.00 on 08 September 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXRY-5513-YMDN
Name
General Pharmaceutical Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 4QJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Level 14, One Cabot Square, Canary Wharf

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PXRY-5513-YMDN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E14 4QJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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