Awarded contract

Provision of Employee Benefits for Health, Wealth and Wellbeing Framework

  • North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-004857

Published 10 March 2021, 4:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)

SAVILE STREET EAST

SHEFFIELD

S47UQ

Contact

NOE CPC

Email

Procurement@noecpc.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1142122122

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Employee Benefits for Health, Wealth and Wellbeing Framework

Reference number

CPC 03510

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This framework shall have up to a maximum of 8 suppliers with the ability to meet the requirements of the specification and provide all the mandatory 8 core benefits:

Core Benefits - Mandatory

• childcare vouchers;

• car leasing scheme;

• technology and white goods scheme;

• cycle to work scheme;:

• gym membership;

• financial wellbeing schemes including access to affordable loans; • leisure and retail discounts scheme including E Gift Cards/E Discount Codes;

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Additional Benefits - Non-Mandatory. These shall include but not limited to the following:

• online cycle shop;

• total rewards statement;

• Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution Schemes (SCAVC's);

• reward and recognition benefits;

• buying and selling of annual leave;

• holiday scheme;

• eyecare scheme.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £300,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 32250000 - Mobile telephones
  • 34110000 - Passenger cars
  • 34430000 - Bicycles
  • 66114000 - Financial leasing services
  • 75310000 - Benefit services
  • 75340000 - Child allowances
  • 85160000 - Optician services
  • 85312110 - Child daycare services
  • 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

United Kingdom and any of the crown dependencies (including but not limited to, the Isle of Man).

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of employee benefits for health, wealth and wellbeing framework. The below-listed authorities (plus those entities listed at Section II.2.11 and Section VI.3) are eligible to access the resulting framework - subject to NOE CPC approval. - Barnsley Facilities Services Ltd (Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) - Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust) - Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust - Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd (Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) - Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Harrogate Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd (Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust) - Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust - Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Locala Community Partnerships Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - Synchronicity Care Ltd (County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust) - The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust - United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP (wholly owned subsidiary of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) - Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust - NOE CPC member bodies as listed at: http://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members and any additional new NOE CPC members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term. See section II.2.11) for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Listings of entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/ pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx Clinical Commissioning Groups: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/ CCGListing.aspx Area Teams: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx Special Health Authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx NHS Improvement: https://improvement.nhs.uk/ Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/ organisations/department-of-health Arm's Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partnerorganisations Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/ NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ and other organisations involved in commissioning primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups supported by Commissioning Support Units which are responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS published July 2010. CCG: https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory/ CSU: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/ comm-supp/csu/ The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/ AreaTeamListing.aspx and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services: (a) who are a party to any of the following contracts: - General Medical Services (GMS), - Personal Medical Services (PMS), - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS); and/or (b) commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above. The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to Regional NHS Boards, Special NHS Boards and public health body at: http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to Health Trusts, Social Care Board and other HSC Agencies: http://online.hscni.net/ Social Enterprise UK: https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: county, unitary, district, borough, and metropolitan councils (parish/community councils) Local Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council Local Authority Councils in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland Continued at Section VI.3 Additional Information.

two.2.14) Additional information

This procurement exercise will be conducted on the In-tend e-Tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/Home For any support in submitting your response please contact In-tend Support team at support@in-tend.co.uk (or call 0845 557 8079/+44 (0)114 4070056


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.6) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 164-399652


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Provision of Employee Benefits for Health, Wealth and Wellbeing Framework

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 September 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Equiniti Ltd

Aspect House, Spencer Road,

Lancing

BN99 6DA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

iCOM Reward Works

8 Ash Tree Court

Cardiff

CF23 8RW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Personal Group

899 Silbury Boulevard

Milton Keynes

MK9 3XL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SME HCI Ltd

5 Margaret Road

Essex

RM2 5RH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £300,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £300,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

For details of the list of eligible entities who may utilise the resulting agreement(s), subject to the prior agreement of NOE CPC, please refer to the original Contract Notice Section II.2.4 - Description of Procurement Section II.2.11 - Information about options Section VI.3 - Additional Information

This notice is in addition to the original Contract Award Notice 2021/S 025-062947 to add a Contractor previously omitted.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom