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Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHD) Healthcare Policy

Buyer: THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED →

BuyerTHE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published10 Jun 2025

What is being bought

The Guinness Partnership (TGP) intends to enter into a Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHD) policy with BUPA LIMITED (BUPA). This service provides healthcare cover for employees at TGP and is a commitment we have made to colleagues to provide healthcare and essential support services. The Guinness Partnership (TGP) intends to award a contract to BUPA LIMITED for the provision of a Mental Health and Wellbeing policy. This service delivers comprehensive healthcare coverage and mental health support for TGP employees. The policy forms a core part of TGP's commitment to employee wellbeing, ensuring access to essential health services. The continuity and scope of cover provided under this policy are critical to maintaining the health and welfare support we have pledged to our workforce.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleTGP intends to directly award a group health MHD insurance policy contract to BUPA . This decision is justified under Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, which allows for direct award where: "(a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works" Rationale: • BUPA is the incumbent provider of the authority's group health insurance scheme. • The MHD policy ensures continuity of care for employees with pre-existing conditions, which would be jeopardised by switching providers. • Transitioning to a new insurer would require re-underwriting or moratorium-based policies, potentially excluding coverage for existing conditions and causing disruption to employee health benefits. • The authority has assessed the market and determined that no alternative provider can offer equivalent continuity and coverage without significant risk to employee welfare. This direct award is made in compliance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Rationale classificationsadditionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHD) Healthcare Policy

Statusactive
Value£206,667

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05281e
Latest release ID031306-2025
Latest release timestampTue Jun 10 2025 14:19:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Jun 2025award, contract031306-2025
28 May 2025award, contract028176-2025
28 May 2025award, contract028168-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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    "description": "The Guinness Partnership (TGP) intends to enter into a Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHD) policy with BUPA LIMITED (BUPA). This service provides healthcare cover for employees at TGP and is a commitment we have made to colleagues to provide healthcare and essential support services. \nThe Guinness Partnership (TGP) intends to award a contract to BUPA LIMITED for the provision of a Mental Health and Wellbeing policy. This service delivers comprehensive healthcare coverage and mental health support for TGP employees. The policy forms a core part of TGP's commitment to employee wellbeing, ensuring access to essential health services. The continuity and scope of cover provided under this policy are critical to maintaining the health and welfare support we have pledged to our workforce.",
    "procurementMethod": "direct",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "TGP intends to directly award a group health MHD insurance policy contract to BUPA . This decision is justified under Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, which allows for direct award where:\n\"(a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works\"\nRationale:\n•\tBUPA is the incumbent provider of the authority's group health insurance scheme.\n•\tThe MHD policy ensures continuity of care for employees with pre-existing conditions, which would be jeopardised by switching providers.\n•\tTransitioning to a new insurer would require re-underwriting or moratorium-based policies, potentially excluding coverage for existing conditions and causing disruption to employee health benefits.\n•\tThe authority has assessed the market and determined that no alternative provider can offer equivalent continuity and coverage without significant risk to employee welfare.\nThis direct award is made in compliance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.",
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      {
        "id": "additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement"
      }
    ]
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    {
      "id": "GB-COH-IP031693",
      "name": "THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKI31",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "NW1 3AX",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "7th Floor, 350 Euston Road"
      },
      "details": {
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          {
            "id": "publicUndertaking",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public undertaking"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "IP031693",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement@guinness.org.uk"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PBNQ-4523-TMYT",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-02306135",
      "name": "BUPA LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKI31",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "EC2R 7HJ",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "1 Angel Court"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "02306135",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "andy.linaker@bupa.com"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PMNQ-3876-ZGDM",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}