Awarded 7 September 2026
C468835 - Multi-Retailer E-Voucher Provision
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber
Employee recognition tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
56 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Employee recognition contracts ,
56 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest employee recognition contracts awarded
Awarded 1 September 2026
On The Spot Team and Individual Awards
NPL Management Limited
Awarded 31 August 2026
Virtual School and Tenant Involvement Vouchers
Central Bedfordshire Council · East of England
Awarded 6 August 2026
Retail Vouchers
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · North East
Awarded 26 June 2026
Incentive Voucher Provider
NHS England · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Blackhawk Network won the most employee recognition contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackhawk Network South East · See every contract | 12 | £33.1m | 9 | ||
| 2 | Reward Gateway North East · See every contract | 9 | £2.4m | 8 | ||
| 3 | Park Retail Limited London · See every contract | 7 | £530k | 7 | ||
| 4 | Love2shop Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 6 | £1.4m | 6 | ||
| 5joint | Beyond Holdings Limited London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £2.8m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | People for Research Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £50k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | ESPO East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £935k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Strategic Blue Services Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £250k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Coastal Hampers North East ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £155k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Smartly Inc. (dba Bonusly) South East · See every contract | 1 | £147k | 1 |
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Who buys
47 buyers awarded employee recognition contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought employee recognition more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many employee recognition contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many employee recognition contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool City Council | 3 | £5.8m |
| 2 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 3 | £215k |
| 3 | Department for Education | 3 | £150k |
| 4 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 3 | £46k |
| 5 | Hampshire County Council | 2 | £3.5m |
| 6 | NPL Management Limited | 1 | £10m |
| 7 | North Yorkshire Council | 1 | £5.2m |
| 8 | DERBY CITY COUNCIL | 1 | £4m |
| 9 | London Borough of Ealing | 1 | £3.8m |
| 10 | Rochdale Borough Council | 1 | £2.6m |
Prices
Half of employee recognition contracts are worth less than £105k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 87% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NPL Management LimitedBlackhawk Network · 1 Sep 2026
- North Yorkshire CouncilBlackhawk Network · 3 Oct 2025
- Liverpool City CouncilBlackhawk Network · 21 May 2025
- DERBY CITY COUNCILBlackhawk Network · 27 Nov 2024
- London Borough of EalingBlackhawk Network · 1 Apr 2025
- Hampshire County CouncilBlackhawk Network · 30 Jul 2025
- Rochdale Borough CouncilBeyond Holdings Limited · 31 Mar 2025
- Sport EnglandESPO · 5 Sep 2025
- The National Lottery Community FundReward Gateway · 15 May 2026
- Liverpool City CouncilBlackhawk Network · 16 Mar 2026
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most employee recognition contracts. March and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 9 | £5.6m |
| London | 7 | £4.5m |
| North East | 5 | £338k |
| South East | 5 | £4.7m |
| Wales | 5 | £915k |
| East Midlands | 4 | £5.4m |
| East of England | 4 | £192k |
| North West | 1 | £14k |
| West Midlands | 1 | Not published |
| South West | 1 | £97k |
| Scotland | 1 | £40k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with employee recognition
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Key findings
- 87%
of the money is in the 10 biggest employee recognition contracts.
Of 48 contracts with a published value. - 26%
of employee recognition contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 43 award notices. - 30%
of employee recognition contracts are awarded in March and May.
17 of 56 contracts.
Questions
How many employee recognition contracts does the UK public sector award?
56 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 47 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector employee recognition contract worth?
The median is £105k, and 67% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector employee recognition contracts?
Blackhawk Network won the most (12), and the most by value (£33.1m).
What is included
Staff recognition and reward schemes, and gift, shopping and incentive vouchers bought in bulk for staff, residents, programme participants or research respondents.
- Reward and recognition schemes
- Employee reward and gift vouchers
- Long service awards
- Gift and shopping vouchers bought for residents and programme participants
- Incentive vouchers for survey and research respondents
What is not included
- Recognition as one module of a benefits platform (see Employee benefits platform and multi-benefit schemes)
- Prepaid cards and vouchers for service users (see Bill payment services)
- Staff surveys and engagement research (see Employee engagement survey)