Tender

Global Employee Recognition services

  • NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED
  • National Grid USA Service Company, Inc

F04: Periodic indicative notice – utilities (call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-035212

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038cfa

Published 13 December 2022, 12:29pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED

Grand Buildings,1-3 Strand

Warwick

CV34 6DA

Contact

Lucy Rowe

Email

lucy.rowe@nationalgrid.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Companies House

04508773

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nationalgrid.com

one.1) Name and addresses

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc

New York

Email

Lucy.rowe@nationalgrid.com

Country

United States

Region code

US - United States

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nationalgrid.com

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://www.achilles.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.achilles.com/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Electricity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Global Employee Recognition services

Reference number

WS3750474100

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

National Grid is looking for suppliers who wish to be included in the below tender. Should you wish to participate in the tender please register Via Achilles under one of the following UVDB codes: 2.6.5.10 (hr services) : 2.6.27.2 (gift vouchers) : 2.6.27.4 (long service award).

This is the link to join Achilles;

https://my.achilles.com/join-community?communitycode=UVD&lang=en-GB

This is the UVDB landing page;

https://www.achilles.com/community/uvdb/

Please note that you can contact Achilles to talk you through the onboarding process.

Please ensure that your registration is completed in time for when the tender will go live on the 3rd January 2023

National Grid looks to enhance its performance culture by increasing employee engagement through the Global Recognition Programme. The Company currently operates a single programme across the UK and US combining both non-cash recognition (points with a dollar value), milestone awards (aka Long Service, Service Anniversary) and informal 'Thank-yous', 'Shout Outs' in the form of electronic cards.

Global Capability - The program will be available across the whole National Grid organisation, including our Belgium employees who do not currently participate in the programme but may as part of this tender. They would need to be accommodated in Euros. In addition to companies/employees not managed in our Success Factors HRIS system. The catalogues, languages, and local customer service support are restricted to the United Kingdom and the United States.

SUPPLIER is expected to deliver expertise in the Recognition arena to demonstrate their knowledge of the market, as well as superior customer service capability with availability via a toll-free phone number and email, during UK and US business hours.

a PQQ will be run through Ariba. All suppliers will need to have access to Ariba to participate. If you do not currently have access to Ariba please note this in your response.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • US - United States

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

National Grid looks to enhance its performance culture by increasing employee engagement through the Global Recognition Programme. The Company currently operates a single programme across the UK and US combining both non-cash recognition (points with a dollar value), milestone awards (aka Long Service, Service Anniversary) and informal 'Thank-yous', 'Shout Outs' in the form of electronic cards.

Global Capability - The program will be available across the whole National Grid organisation, including our Belgium employees who do not currently participate in the programme but may as part of this tender. They would need to be accommodated in Euros. In addition to companies/employees not managed in our Success Factors HRIS system. The catalogues, languages, and local customer service support are restricted to the United Kingdom and the United States.

SUPPLIER is expected to deliver expertise in the Recognition arena to demonstrate their knowledge of the market, as well as superior customer service capability with availability via a toll-free phone number and email, during UK and US business hours.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for the receipt of applications for an invitation to tender or to negotiate

Date

3 January 2023

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

National Grid

Warwick

Country

United Kingdom