# Job Evaluation and Pay & Grading Structure

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK LIMITED.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK LIMITED](/buyers/knowledge-transfer-network-limited/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £30,000
- Published: 13 July 2021
- Contract start: 23 August 2021
- Contract end: 15 October 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 98c12308-51ef-4d9e-8613-1bd6932dce0b-451106
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0de6e432-8c91-4ff1-891f-752c2056bd34

## Description

KTN has approximately 220 people \(50 roles\) in the UK\. KTN is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive culture and an exceptional place of work for its exceptional people\. Currently there is no formal method to evaluate roles and the pay and grading structure is outdated\. KTN requires a fair, competitive, transparent, and robust pay and grading structure that supports with attracting and retaining its employees\. The following deliverables are required if KTN decides to proceed with a chosen contract partner\. 2\.1\. Create a fair and robust job evaluation system - the framework must fairly and robustly assess the value of each role across the organisation, signalling to employees that all roles are valued equally\. 2\.2\. Create a grading framework that establish clear levels of accountability and clarifies and identifies different levels of contribution and expectations across the organisation\. 2\.3\. Define reward principles that will guide pay policy and pay practice\. Design pay structure and pay progression system, aligned to the grading framework\. 2\.4\. Carry out external benchmarking exercise to ensure that all roles within KTN are paid fairly and competitively against the appropriate market\. 2\.5\. Carry out pay modelling to identify any equal pay risks and outliers and advise on options to move to address any issues\. In response to this Statement of Works, please provide the information listed below\. A final decision will be made w/c 16th August 2021 and you will be contacted by 17:00 on the 20th August to let you know whether you have been successful\. 6\.1\. Short narrative describing how you would approach the project\. 6\.2\. Initial schedule of costs\. 6\.3\. Implementation plan and timeline\. 6\.4\. Experience and expertise to carry out the project\. 6\.5\. A completed copy of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire\. 6\.6\. Any additional Information that you may feel is relevant\. 6\.7\. Legal information i\.e\. Your standard T&Cs\. Please provide the information requested above to hr@ktn-uk\.org by 12:00, 11th August 2021 at the latest\. Submissions will be assessed on an ongoing basis until this date\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98c12308-51ef-4d9e-8613-1bd6932dce0b-451106)