Planning

Health Cash Plan Provision

  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-065831

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05cdcd (view related notices)

Published 16 October 2025, 10:49am



Scope

Description

Enable the offering of a Health Cash Plan benefit to Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Employees.

Access to the Health Cash Plan benefit will enable Dstl to offer a greater breath of benefits to employees that specifically help support and contribute to themselves and their families Health and Wellbeing both inside and outside of the workplace.

Dstl is seeking to maximise value for money by offering a wide variety of benefits which are of no or limited cost to Dstl and reduced cost to the individual with the aim of improving engagement and staff satisfaction, whilst ensuring an excellent level of service that also meets our security and digital requirements.

Total value (estimated)

  • £150,000 excluding VAT
  • £180,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 12 January 2026 to 11 January 2028
  • Possible extension to 10 January 2029
  • 2 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85147000 - Company health services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

7 November 2025

Engagement process description

Notices published on FAT and Defence Sourcing Portal to see if there is any suppliers interested in the opportunity.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

17 November 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDDM-1961-MTLN

Porton Down

Salisbury

SP4 0JQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK15 - Wiltshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government