Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
Telephone
+44 02070080932
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
US Benefits - Dental Insurance Extension 21-22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66512220 - Medical insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- US - United States
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Dental Insurance Coverage for Country Based Staff across the US Network of posts.
Extended existing contract for 1 year only to 31/03/2022
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
12
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 five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
COM-5668-2021
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cigna
Bloomfield
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 386,776 USD
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
London
SW1A 2AH
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any review proceedings will dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the PCR 2015 or any successor to the PCR 2015. Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
London
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 66512220 - Medical insurance services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- US - United States
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Dental Insurance available to Country Based Staff across the US Network
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
31 March 2022
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
345,335 USN
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cigna
Bloomfield
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
1 year extension only to 31 March 2022
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
COVID affected the ability to recontract the suite of requirements.
Suite of US benefits to be contracted this year .
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £1,120,168
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £1,398,735