Awarded contract

Ongo Homes: Staff Health Benefit Services

  • Ongo Homes

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-008944

Published 20 March 2024, 9:48am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ongo Homes

26 High street

Scunthorpe

DN15 6NL

Email

pippa.dooley@tenetservices.com

Telephone

+44 1724279900

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF3 - Lincolnshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://myhome.ongo.co.uk/site/public-connection/welcome

Buyer's address

https://myhome.ongo.co.uk/site/public-connection/welcome

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Ongo Homes: Staff Health Benefit Services

Reference number

CA13024 - 0780OH

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66512200 - Health insurance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Ongo currently employ approximately 460 staff all based within the North Lincolnshire Region.

Health and Wellbeing is high on the agenda at Ongo Homes Ltd.

We currently provide a health benefits scheme where we pay a fee per staff member per month. This has different levels of contributions and benefits and staff can choose to self-fund enhanced benefits via the scheme.

We want to take a fresh approach to a staff health scheme and are looking to the market and its suppliers to offer similar and alternative schemes.

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: £230,136

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66512210 - Voluntary health insurance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

North Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Ongo currently employ approximately 460 staff all based within the North Lincolnshire Region. Ages range from 18 to 66 years old and Male/Female ratios are currently 49% Male and 51% Female.

Health and Wellbeing is high on the agenda at Ongo Homes Ltd. We are current holders of the Gold Award from the North Lincolnshire Council Healthy Workplace Awards Scheme.

We currently spend approximately £40,000 (plus VAT) per annum on providing a health benefits scheme where we pay a fee per staff member per month. This has different levels of contributions and benefits and staff can choose to self-fund enhanced benefits via the scheme.

We want to take a fresh approach to a staff health scheme and are looking to the market and its suppliers to offer similar and alternative schemes. This scheme must benefit our staff and meet the objectives of enhancing health and wellbeing for staff. The scheme must also be value for money and staff should want to use it. We do not want a scheme which disc

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Working together & Contract Management / Weighting: 25.00%

Quality criterion - Name: Functionality of the scheme / Weighting: 25.00%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5.00%

Quality criterion - Name: Environment / Weighting: 5.00%

Price - Weighting: 40.00%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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: 2023/S 000-036854


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CA13024

Title

Ongo Homes: Staff Health Benefit Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SIMPLYHEALTH GROUP LIMITED

ANDOVER

SP10 1LQ

Email

customer.services@simplyhealth.co.uk

Telephone

+44 3001001188

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

www.simplyhealth.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £230,136


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.

Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.

In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.

The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.

The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Tenet Education Services

Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way

Salford

M6 4AJ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).