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Published 11 Jul 2025, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme for South Downs National Park Authority

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£125,000≈ £42k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT3.6% above final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 10 Nov 2025
Awarded to Bolton & District Hospital Saturday Council T/A UK Healthcare
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Since 2017 South Downs National Park Authority has provided as a benefit a health cash plan and employee assistance programme, and we are now tendering for a new contract in order to continue to provide this benefit, effective from 1 October 2025.

CPV: Benefit services · Physical well-being services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract Period by up to two years from the expiry of the initial term, by notice(s) from the Authority to the Service Provider specifying the revised end date. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods of twelve months.
75310000 Benefit services98330000 Physical well-being services

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

Lot awarding rule: Cost 30% Cash plan offer 30% Approach to the contract 20% Project resourcing 15% Minimising environmental impact 5%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 12:16 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039217
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Benefit servicesPhysical well-being services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d88 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Responses should be submitted by the deadline using the SDNPA e-tendering portal, In-tend” system - in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 12:16 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    24 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts385 days ago
    1 Oct 2025
  5. Latest notice published344 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 12:16 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 12:39 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    11 Jul 2025, 12:39 BST
    +36 days · was 24 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Apologies - submission deadline corrected to read 12 noon on 29 August 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £129,4561 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bolton & District Hospital Saturday Council T/A UK HealthcareSME£129,456 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Bolton & District Hospital Saturday Council T/A UK HealthcareSME

    Signed
    10 Nov 2025
    Value
    £129,456 inc. VAT
    Period
    10 Nov 2025 – 6 Oct 2028 · up to 6 Oct 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The buyer may extend the contract for a period of up to 2 years by giving not less than 30 days notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal. …

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender