Official UK procurement notice
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME AND EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE CASH PLAN
Authority: Dixons Academies Charitable Trust Ltd (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME AND EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE CASH PLAN
CPV: Company health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This Tender is for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and the…Awarded
This Tender is for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and the provision of health benefits to employees of the Trust in a Health Care Cash Plan. The Trust currently provides a comprehensive EAP to its employees however, do not offer Health Care Cash Plan benefits at the moment.
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- EAP Service Delivery: 20%
- Health Care Cash Plan: 20%
- Account Management: 10%
- Examples & References: 5%
- Added Value: 5%
- EAP - Headcount Pricing, Counselling Services, Health and Wellbeing and Mediation, Trauma and Critical Incident: 25%
- Health Care Cash Plan: 15%
Published award criteria (7)
- EAP Service Delivery: 20.00%
- Health Care Cash Plan: 20.00%
- Account Management: 10.00%
- Examples & References: 5.00%
- Added Value: 5.00%
- EAP - Headcount Pricing, Counselling Services, Health and Wellbeing and Mediation, Trauma and Critical Incident: 25.00%
- Health Care Cash Plan: 15.00%
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 2 Aug 2023, 09:09 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2023, 09:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA12703 - DAT-ST-EAP&EHCP- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033390- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec40Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Sept 2023 → 13 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Nov 2023, 09:33 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Aug 2023- Deadline moved to 15 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST31 Aug 2023, 16:45 BST+14 days · was 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete13 Nov 2023, 09:33 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 1 Sept 2023 | 15 Sept 2023 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 1 Sept 2023 | 15 Sept 2023 | +14 d |
Extension
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLYHEALTH GROUP LIMITED | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME AND EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE CASH PLAN · SIMPLYHEALTH GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SIMPLYHEALTH GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria