Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
ScotRail Trains Limited
Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6HQ
Telephone
+44 3448110141
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30589
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ScotRail Employee Health Cash Plan
Reference number
SR169
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66512200 - Health insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
ScotRail are looking to contract with a supplier for the provision of a Health Cash Plan for employees. The appointed supplier will be required to provide services to provide cashback to employees and dependent children on the following services at a required, set level: Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Prescriptions, Health & Wellbeing, Health Screening, Combined Physiotherapy, Hospital Benefits, Parental Hospital Stay, Specialist Consultation, Dental Accident, Maternity and Personal Accident Protection. In addition, Tenderers are required permit employees to extend Health Cash Plan cover to their partners and to elect a higher level of cover.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85147000 - Company health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ScotRail are looking to contract with a supplier for the provision of a Health Cash Plan for employees. The appointed supplier will be required to provide services to provide cashback to employees and dependent children on the following services at a required, set level: Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Prescriptions, Health & Wellbeing, Health Screening, Combined Physiotherapy, Hospital Benefits, Parental Hospital Stay, Specialist Consultation, Dental Accident, Maternity and Personal Accident Protection. In addition, Tenderers are required permit employees to extend Health Cash Plan cover to their partners and to elect a higher level of cover.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Questions / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
ScotRail reserves the right to extend this contract by a further two 12 month periods.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please note that your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 17 November 2023. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
All criteria as stated within the PQQ and ITN documents.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 17 November 2023. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there. The timescales outlined within the 'Invitation to Request to Participate and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): The Provision of Employee Health Cash Plan for ScotRail' contained within the WAX Digital portal should be adhered to.
To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ and ITN via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here
three.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
The contract proposed to be entered into by ScotRail with the successful Tenderer as a result of this procurement will be ScotRail’s “Agreement for the supply of Goods and / or Services”. Further information on how these will be evaluated can be found in the PQQ and ITN documents.
Whilst it is the intention that SRT will be the primary user of this contract, in future this contract may be utilised by other entities within the SRH Group.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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 000-020122
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
17 November 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
17 November 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Proposed initial term is to 31st December 2026 with potential options to extend to 31st December 2028 - this contract may be re-tendered beyond these dates.
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender should both be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 17 November 2023. Your submissions must be uploaded to the Wax Digital portal. An email submission is not acceptable.
This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 17 November 2023. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there. The timescales outlined within the 'Invitation to Request to Participate and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): The Provision of Employee Health Cash Plan for ScotRail' contained within the WAX Digital portal should be adhered to.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=747701.
(SC Ref:747701)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom