Official UK procurement notice
Employee Private Medical Insurance
Authority: General Pharmaceutical Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnder our legal and ethical duty of care, the GPhC has procured the provision of Employee Private Medical Insurance (PMI). Please note, this arrangement represents the final renewal(s) of a legacy benefit provided to the wider workforce - it has been drawn down due financial pressure(s) under the current economy.
This Contract will assure continuity of both cover and service for the limited no. of employees undergoing lifesaving and/or critical medical treatment through their pre-existing policies; thus substantiating our obligation(s) by mitigating all significant health and financial risks associated with disruption.
N.B. Renewal(s) facilitated by the Broker who acted as our intermediary at Contract start.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Oct 2025, 15:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Authority reference
GPhC-PA010- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077746- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d854Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published31 Oct 2025, 15:53 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Corporate Services Limited1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2027Extensions: The duration of this Contract is 2 years; comprising a 1-year fixed term, with an option to extend for 1 period(s) beyond this, of up to 12 months each. Please note, this is the maximum duration as aligned with the completion of all active treatment cases; after which, the provision will have ended in its entirety for all employees. | £174,250 inc. VAT | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Employee Private Medical Insurance · Vitality Corporate Services Limited
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2025
- Value
- £174,250 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The duration of this Contract is 2 years; comprising a 1-year fixed term, with an option to extend for 1 period(s) beyond this, of up to 12 months each. Please note, this is the maximum duration as aligned with the completion of all active treatment cases; after which, the provision will have ended in its entirety for all employees.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vitality Corporate Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender