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Published 3 Feb 2021, 15:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Employee Benefits Solution

Official notice

Authority: University Of York (Pelican) (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£150,900published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Mar 2021awarded 28 Jul 2021
Awarded to Personal Group Holdings PLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of York is pleased to invite tenders for the provision of an employee benefits solution to all of its staff. Potential bidders must be able to offer a fully managed service, consisting of:- a hosted online benefits platform that enables all staff to access and administer all voluntary benefits in one place- an attractive package of voluntary benefits / discounts for staff- management of the scheme and related administration- technical support- account management.Further details are available in the Invitation to Tender documents.

CPV: Miscellaneous services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As stated in II.1.4AwardedRenewal
Extensions: Option to vary the contract to include other bolt-on services that may be offered by the successful provider. · As stated in the Invitation to Tender document.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria with sub-criteria as set out in the ITT documents: 65%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria with sub-criteria as set out in the ITT documents: 65%
  • Price: 35%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Upon contract award, the contractor may be required to provide a Parent Company Guarantee and/or performance bond

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Yes
First published
3 Feb 2021, 15:45 GMT
Last source update
20 Aug 2021, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
UY/PROC/762
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020493
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028fe5 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The University will use their eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Prospective suppliers should first register on the In-Tend system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/. Once registered you will receive your login details and you will then be able to find the tender documentation by logging into the In-Tend portal and clicking on the Current Tenders link.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Mar 2021, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Mar 2021 → 20 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Mar 2021, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Aug 2021, 14:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2021, 14:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Personal Group Holdings PLCEmployee Benefits Solution£150,900 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of York

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Helix House, York Science Park, Heslington, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5BRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria