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Published 10 Oct 2022, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CO0113 Staff Rewards & Benefits

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH)

Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 9 Nov 2022awarded 13 Dec 2022

Awarded to Reward Gateway (UK) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ECC currently operates a range of employee benefits including discounted shopping, salary

sacrifice opportunities, buying of annual leave etc. We are seeking a provider or providers to

potentially extend and harmonise our various benefits into an accessible web portal for

employees to access wherever and whenever they need to. Active encouragement will also

be given during the course of the contract to partner organisations (such as the Vine HR

Partnership of neighbouring local authorities) to participate in the scheme at their own cost.

The contract and pricing will need to be flexible to accommodate this intent. ECC has

already developed such a portal in- house and providers can view this at My ECC Total

Reward Hub | Welcome (rewardgateway.co.uk) to determine the minimum standard

required.

While the main provision is expected to be through a web based approach, full access to all

services (such as via an app or by telephone to a Help Desk) must be possible for those

employees who do not have access, or regular access, to a computer or other media device.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000

Delivery: East of England

Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 25%Social value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 70
Social Value: 5
Price: 25

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 10 Oct 2022, 14:55 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
Award evaluation window: 7 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN635193
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038600
Classification (CPV): Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037470 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 9 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 270 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 7 Nov 2022, 12:30 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Timeline

7 Nov 2022 → 28 Apr 2026 · 3 dates

Bids opened
7 Nov 2022, 12:30 GMT
Submission deadline
9 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Notice published180 days ago
28 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
15 Dec 2022, 12:49 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextDEFAULT	—	—

Utilisation of available contract extension period making the new end date 30 June 2028

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Reward Gateway (UK) LTD	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035496-2022-CO0113 Staff Rewards and Benefits-1 · Reward Gateway (UK) LTD
Signed
13 Dec 2022
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Reward Gateway (UK) LtdAwarded supplier 265 Tottenham Court Road, London, London, W1T 7RQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.