Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Company Sponsored UK Health Cash Plan
Authority: Scottish Enterprise
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Enterprise is looking to appoint a single supplier to deliver a Company sponsored health cash plan for our UK based employees as an employee benefit. The plan should offer a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits with money back, up to set limits, towards everyday healthcare expenses.
It is anticipated that the contract starts on 1 August 2023 for a period of 48 months. The value of the contract is expected to be in the region of between GBP340,000 and GBP410,000 excluding VAT.
CPV: Accident and health insurance services · Health insurance services · Voluntary health insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£410,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Service Offering: 45
- Methodology for Service Delivery: 20
- Contract Management: 15
- Information Security: 15
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 40
Published award criteria (6)
- Service Offering: 45
- Methodology for Service Delivery: 20
- Contract Management: 15
- Information Security: 15
- Fair Work First: 5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
4A1 - Bidders must be authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Technical & professional ability
4A1 - Bidders must be authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority”
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 1 Mar 2023, 15:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Aug 2023, 15:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
P23-0133- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024062- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad52Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
In the first instance, contact the Head of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us ↗.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, may bring proceedings that will be started in the High Court.
Publisher note: SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar). Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned. SPD Statement for 2D.1.2 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. [This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract.] Q4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in II.2.4 in the Find a Tender Service, Contract Notice or relevant section of the Site Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their director, which improves the payment performance. (SC Ref:741946)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 5 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
Timeline
5 Apr 2023 → 16 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
- Notice published16 Aug 2023, 15:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Aug 2023, 15:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health ShieldSME | £426,712 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024062-2023-P23-0133-1 · Health ShieldSME
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2023
- Value
- £426,712
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish GovernmentMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health ShieldAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.