Estimated Value
£163,350 – £0
Deadline
31 May 2026
Published
8 June 2026
Type
services
Overview
Interim provision to continue essential work. The Council is to engaging with a 3rd party to help deliver a successful and robust job evaluation process which will mitigate substantially any future risk.
They will also work with us to provide legal support to defend current claims and any claims which arise during the implementation of this. The decision was taken on 03 June 2026 to award this contract by the Officers with the delegated authority.
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A local council is hiring a third party to run a job evaluation process for their staff roles and provide legal support to defend employment claims both now and during implementation. This is interim work to manage risk and handle potential disputes that arise from changing how jobs are valued.
Requirements
- Ability to deliver a job evaluation process that is robust and successful
- Legal expertise to defend current employment claims
- Legal support capability to handle claims arising during implementation
- Experience working with councils or public sector organisations (implied)
- No specific certifications or qualifications explicitly stated in the notice
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Design and deliver a job evaluation process for council staff roles
- Conduct the evaluation of existing roles
- Provide legal advice and support to defend current employment claims
- Provide ongoing legal support for claims that emerge during the job evaluation implementation
- Mitigate future employment-related risks through the process design
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a dual-service contract — you need both HR/job evaluation expertise AND legal capability (or plan to partner with a legal firm). Don't bid if you can only offer one.
- 2The phrase 'interim provision' means this is short-term work, not a permanent arrangement. Check the full tender documents for the actual contract duration and end date.
- 3The decision date (03 June 2026) has already passed, which is unusual. Verify whether this contract is still open for bidding or if it's already been awarded — this notice may be a transparency publication rather than a live tender.
- 4Employment law and job evaluation are high-risk areas for councils. The buyer is clearly concerned about legal exposure, so your proposal must show how you'll protect them from claims. Emphasise your track record defending employment disputes.
- 5Look in the full tender documents for details on: the number of roles to be evaluated, the council size/structure, current pending claims, and the evaluation methodology they prefer (e.g. job analysis questionnaires, benchmarking, etc.).
Tips for Small Businesses
- If you're an HR consultancy without in-house legal expertise, consider forming a consortium with an employment law firm now. Councils will want reassurance that legal support is genuinely available, not an afterthought.
- Emphasise your understanding of local government pay structures and equal pay risk — councils are particularly exposed to claims around gender pay gaps in job evaluation. Show case studies of similar work you've done.
- Highlight your experience defending claims, not just running evaluations. Many councils have pending tribunal cases; if you can show you've successfully defended similar disputes, that's a major selling point for winning this contract.
Award Details
Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP
£163,350
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
SYSTRA Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Jun 2026ends 31 Dec 2029£250,000
total awarded
- 2
PWLC Projects LLP
1 contract wonlatest 12 May 2026ends 30 Jun 2027£420,000
total awarded
SYSTRA Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Sheffield City CouncilKey Dates
Published
8 June 2026
Submission deadline
31 May 2026
Renewal expected40% confident
June 2027
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
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