Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RL
Contact
Carol Wintle
carol.wintle@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CWC22022 - Employee Benefits
Reference number
DN598387
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council requires a provider(s) who can provide the following employee benefits to our employees:
• Salary sacrifice schemes - childcare vouchers, green car scheme, home technology, cycle to work
• A customised lifestyle discounts platform, which in addition to providing access to 1000s of discounts and hosting our salary sacrifice schemes, also signposts employees to other council employee benefits, including the Local Government Pension Scheme and WV Active gym memberships
The Council also offer other employee benefits outside of this contractual arrangement and these include:
• Annual leave purchase salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounted health cash plan
• Free will writing
• Flu vaccinations
• Payroll giving
In preparation for a formal procurement exercise taking place later in the year, the Council are keen to understand what new and/or additional employee benefits are available so that it may consider including them as part of any future employee benefits offer.
The Council are open to considering all options and are particularly interested to explore the following:
• benefits within the financial wellbeing arena
• ways in which it can meaningfully and effectively recognise and reward employee successes
• ‘low carbon’ benefits (such as renewable energy offers) and offsetting schemes in support of its climate change agenda
• working with local suppliers to encourage the local economy and support the Wolverhampton pound
• how it can maximise employee engagement with our benefits offering, regardless of work location and ability to access technology at work
The Councils current model of a central platform providing access to all its employee benefits has worked well, however it is not an expectation that a single provider will supply the platform and all the employee benefits we offer. The Council would simply require any platform to have the ability to host third party products.
Please note that the Council are satisfied that it knows enough about its current benefits/schemes and so this process is not about learning about benefits that it already provides (green car, childcare vouchers, cycle to work, home technology, discounts scheme, health cash plans etc.); a formal assessment of the ‘best’ schemes/providers of these benefits will take place during the formal procurement process. Instead, the Council see this as an informal opportunity to learn about new and innovative ways that organisations are using to reward and recognise their employees.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council requires a provider(s) who can provide the following employee benefits to our employees:
• Salary sacrifice schemes - childcare vouchers, green car scheme, home technology, cycle to work
• A customised lifestyle discounts platform, which in addition to providing access to 1000s of discounts and hosting our salary sacrifice schemes, also signposts employees to other council employee benefits, including the Local Government Pension Scheme and WV Active gym memberships
The Council also offer other employee benefits outside of this contractual arrangement and these include:
• Annual leave purchase salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounted health cash plan
• Free will writing
• Flu vaccinations
• Payroll giving
In preparation for a formal procurement exercise taking place later in the year, the Council are keen to understand what new and/or additional employee benefits are available so that it may consider including them as part of any future employee benefits offer.
The Council are open to considering all options and are particularly interested to explore the following:
• benefits within the financial wellbeing arena
• ways in which it can meaningfully and effectively recognise and reward employee successes
• ‘low carbon’ benefits (such as renewable energy offers) and offsetting schemes in support of its climate change agenda
• working with local suppliers to encourage the local economy and support the Wolverhampton pound
• how it can maximise employee engagement with our benefits offering, regardless of work location and ability to access technology at work
The Councils current model of a central platform providing access to all its employee benefits has worked well, however it is not an expectation that a single provider will supply the platform and all the employee benefits we offer. The Council would simply require any platform to have the ability to host third party products.
Please note that the Council are satisfied that it knows enough about its current benefits/schemes and so this process is not about learning about benefits that it already provides (green car, childcare vouchers, cycle to work, home technology, discounts scheme, health cash plans etc.); a formal assessment of the ‘best’ schemes/providers of these benefits will take place during the formal procurement process. Instead, the Council see this as an informal opportunity to learn about new and innovative ways that organisations are using to reward and recognise their employees.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract may or may not be renewed subject to service reviews
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No