Official UK procurement notice
For the provision of a Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
Authority: Together Housing Association (Housing)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Dec 2023awarded 8 Feb 2024
Awarded to Simplyhealth Access
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of a Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
CPV: Accident and health insurance services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Please see information in tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 2 Nov 2023, 15:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2025, 10:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
THG/P/00070- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008658- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04115bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 6 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Dec 2023 → 11 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until30 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published11 Mar 2025, 10:19 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2025, 10:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Feb 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplyhealth Access | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
For the provision of a Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme · Simplyhealth Access
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2024
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Simplyhealth AccessAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria