Official UK procurement notice
Health Cash Plan Provision
Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnable the offering of a Health Cash Plan benefit to Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Employees.
Access to the Health Cash Plan benefit will enable Dstl to offer a greater breath of benefits to employees that specifically help support and contribute to themselves and their families Health and Wellbeing both inside and outside of the workplace.
Dstl is seeking to maximise value for money by offering a wide variety of benefits which are of no or limited cost to Dstl and reduced cost to the individual with the aim of improving engagement and staff satisfaction, whilst ensuring an excellent level of service that also meets our security and digital requirements.
CPV: Company health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
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).
- Included in Evaluation Guidance document.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2025, 10:49 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 13:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074768- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cdcdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
submissions to be submitted via the defence sourcing Portal. to be included you would need to register as a supplier on the portal and confirm registration to ([email protected]).
Timeline
16 Oct 2025 → 10 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published369 days ago16 Oct 2025, 10:49 BST
- Market engagement346 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notices published on FAT and Defence Sourcing Portal to see if there is any suppliers interested in the opportunity.
- Next notice expected336 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published336 days ago18 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by312 days ago12 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline305 days ago19 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by280 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts261 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent160 days ago13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published102 days ago10 Jul 2026, 13:15 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Oct 2025, 10:49 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT18 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 May 2026, 10:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 May 2026, 10:57 BST
- Contract signature expected29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 13:15 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSF Health Plan Ltd1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 30 May 2029Extensions: Optional 1-Year Extension to be utilised if required. | £160,000 | 13 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · HSF Health Plan Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2026
- Value
- £160,000
- Period
- 12 Jul 2026 – 11 Jul 2028 · up to 10 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- X1 optional 1 year extension to be utilised by authority if required.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- HSF HEALTH PLAN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- HSF Health Plan LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications If supplier would like to be included and submit a tender, they would need to register as a supplier on the defence sourcing portal and confirm interest to [email protected].
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender