Official UK procurement notice
Cycle to Work Scheme · Dumfries and Galloway Council (Aug 2022)
Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Cycle to Work Scheme
CPV: Benefit services · Child allowances · Computer equipment and supplies · Customer-loyalty programme · Financial and insurance services · Miscellaneous services · Mobile telephones · Presents and rewards · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Managed ServiceAwarded UK, ScotlandPublished value£185,000,000
Supply of Cycle to Work Scheme to Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Direct Award call off order from Crown Commercial Service Employee Benefits & Services Framework (RM6273) Lot 4 - Cycle to Work Scheme.
Capacity assessment and engagement conducted with all 5 framework suppliers.
Lot #2Reward and Recognition SchemeCancelled UKPublished value£60,000,000
Reward and Recognition Scheme providing on demand access to a range of loyalty, reward and recognition vouchers, gift cards and e-Gift Cards using the online portal, or a pre-ordered voucher scheme. Vouchers and cards are accepted in store, against entertainment and leisure events, hotel bookings and online purchases. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with CCS having the option to extend the duration up to a further 12 months.
CCS reserves the right to extend Lots by varying durations.
Lot #3Financial Wellbeing SchemeCancelled UKceiling above
End to end service across education, affordable borrowing and saving for the future. Services include online educational resources; onsite workshops and seminars, and debt consolidation. This does not include loans. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with CCS having the option to extend the duration up to a further 12 months.
CCS reserves the right to extend Lots by varying durations.
Lot #4Cycle to Work SchemeCancelled UKceiling above
Cycle to Work Scheme providing cycles and safety equipment, both online and at approved outlets. Includes electric, road, mountain, folding and hybrid bikes, but not children’s bikes. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with CCS having the option to extend the duration up to a further 12 months.
CCS reserves the right to extend Lots by varying durations.
Lot #5Childcare / Payroll Giving SchemeCancelled UKPublished value£2,000,000
Childcare Voucher Scheme (Ineligible to new entrants after 2018). An automated and comprehensive Childcare Voucher Salary system. Includes vouchers for child-minders, nurseries, and pre-schools. All childcare providers must be formally registered or approved with the statutory authorities.
Payroll Giving Scheme: A HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) approved Payroll giving agency. Can be combined with a voucher scheme, where users who have had Payroll giving deductions taken from their pay source to keep the money held on-account. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with CCS having the option to extend the duration up to a further 12 months.
CCS reserves the right to extend Lots by varying durations.
Lot #6Technology and Smartphone SchemeCancelled UKceiling above
Providing Buyers with savings on technology and smartphones. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with CCS having the option to extend the duration up to a further 12 months.
CCS reserves the right to extend Lots by varying durations.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Price | Quality | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Managed Service | 100% | — | |
| 2 · Reward and Recognition Scheme | 20% | 80% | |
| 3 · Financial Wellbeing Scheme | 20% | 80% | |
| 4 · Cycle to Work Scheme | 20% | 80% | |
| 5 · Childcare / Payroll Giving Scheme | 20% | 80% | |
| 6 · Technology and Smartphone Scheme | 20% | 80% |
- Suitability
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
- Price carries 20–100 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 20 points.
- “Cycle to Work Scheme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Aug 2022, 10:42 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2024, 11:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DGCCE-0019- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019922- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035ba1Find a Tender
Publisher note: Direct Award against Crown Commercial Service Employee Benefits & Services Framework (RM6273) (SC Ref:771008)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Feb 2023, 15:01 GMT
Timeline
20 Jan 2023 → 1 Jul 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected20 Jan 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Feb 2023, 15:01 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until28 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published1 Jul 2024, 11:31 BST
Notice history
9 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2023- Status changed to active27 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT27 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Feb 2023, 08:37 GMT
- Status changed to complete21 Jun 2023, 11:00 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Jun 2023, 11:00 BST
- Buyer details updated9 Apr 2024, 14:26 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Jul 2024, 11:31 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Jul 2024, 11:31 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | — | Subject to the information and reserved rights set out in the Information to Tender documentation, the number of bidders to be awarded a framework in each Lot is as follows: Lot 1 - 6 Lot 2 - 6 Lot 3 - 6 Lot 4 - 4 Lot 5 - 4 Lot 6 - 5 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2023-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2023
- 2023-01: 1 release · 27 Jan 2023
- 2022-08: 1 release · 15 Aug 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 019922-2024-DGCCE-0019-1
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2024
- Value
- £625,000
- Status
- active
Contract 011471-2024-1
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2024
- Value
- £8,200,000
- Status
- active
Contract 017626-2023-1
- Signed
- 26 May 2023
- Value
- £185,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Managed Service | 5bids · 0 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 8bids | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authority
- Department for Business and TradeContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMediation bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for Business & TradeReview body
- Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Green Commute InitiativeFramework contractor
- Reward Gateway (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria