Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Employee Assistance Programme
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVelindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST), NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) jointly commissioned an Employee Assistance Programme from 2020 to 2023.
Wellbeing of staff is a core priority for all parties. Stress is currently a significant cause of employee ill health and absence.
CPV: Community health services · Company health services · Health services · Wellness services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In collaboration Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST), NHS Wales Shared Services…AwardedRenewal
In collaboration Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST), NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) are looking sought to commission an Employee Assistance Programme. The three organisations provide a varied range of healthcare services, direct to patients and the public as well as through supporting functions, across the whole geography of Wales.
An Employee Assistance Programme will enable employees to attend to wellbeing needs and must be available 24/7 and 365 days per year.
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 (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65
- Commercial: 35
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Nov 2023, 11:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2024, 16:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
VEL-ITT-PROJECT_42340- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016061- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04118cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Bidders must comply with NHS Terms & Conditions for Services
Publisher note: (WA Ref:141636)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Dec 2023 → 21 May 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Mar 2024
- Notice published21 May 2024, 16:21 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2024- Status changed to complete21 May 2024, 16:21 BST
- Buyer details updated21 May 2024, 16:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SME HCI LIMITEDSME | £93,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016061-2024-VEL-ITT-42340-1 · SME HCI LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2024
- Value
- £93,600
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SME HCI Ltd (trading as Vivup)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria