Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
London
SW1P 4DR
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
AWARDED: TRHR3294 - Department for Transport Employee Benefits Programme
Reference number
TRHR3294
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract provides Department for Transport employees with a range of managed employee benefits, including:
- An Employee Benefits Platform;
- Employee Discounts;
- A Reward and Recognition scheme;
- A Cycle to Work Scheme (available as a Salary Sacrifice);
- Discounted Gym Memberships;
- A Childcare Voucher Scheme (available as a Salary Sacrifice);
- A Payroll Giving Scheme;
- Discounted Dental Insurance.
This contract was awarded following a mini-competition under Crown Commercial Services Employee Benefits and Services Framework agreement RM6273. It has an initial term of 2 years, from 01 August 2024 to 31 July 2026, with options to extend for up to two further years in one year intervals.
The advertised maximum contract value includes spend incurred by DfT employees (either via. direct purchase on the employee benefits platform or through schemes, such as salary sacrifice or net pay deduction, whereby spend is incurred through DfT accounts and reclaimed by DfT via. payroll deduction), as well as management fees and likely DfT expenditure on the reward and recognition scheme. Actual spend will be largely determined by employee use of the benefits available to them under this contract.
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: £3,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract provides Department for Transport employees with a range of managed employee benefits, including:
- An Employee Benefits Platform;
- Employee Discounts;
- A Reward and Recognition scheme;
- A Cycle to Work Scheme (available as a Salary Sacrifice);
- Discounted Gym Memberships;
- A Childcare Voucher Scheme (available as a Salary Sacrifice);
- A Payroll Giving Scheme;
- Discounted Dental Insurance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Services / Weighting: 27
Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation and Contract Management / Weighting: 27
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 6
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract has an initial term of 2 years, from 01 August 2024 to 31 July 2026, with options to extend for up to two further years in one year intervals.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract was awarded following a mini-competition under an existing framework (CCS framework agreement RM6273). When awarding a contract based on a framework, it is not required to publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TRHR3294
Lot No
1
Title
Provision of Employee Benefits to the Department for Transport
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 July 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reward Gateway (UK) Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom