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Published 15 May 2026, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Health Cash Plan with Employee Assistance Programme

Official notice

Authority: Torus62 Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£580,608≈ £290k / year · £580,608 inc. VAT47% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2026awarded 17 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Simplyhealth Access
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 May 2029 · up to 1 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Torus is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified provider to deliver an employer-funded Health Cash Plan inclusive of a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Online GP service for approximately 1,800 employees.

The contract will provide employees with access to preventative healthcare benefits, wellbeing support, confidential counselling services, and digital health services via a user-friendly online and mobile platform.

The successful provider will be required to deliver a comprehensive, accessible, and value-for-money solution, including claims administration, employee engagement support, management information reporting, and ongoing account management services.

CPV: Health insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£580,608
Contract period: 1 May 2027 – 1 May 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 1 May 2031 with extensionsValue: £580,608 exc. VAT · £580,608 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 x optional 12 month extensions
66512200 Health insurance services

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Cost
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 May 2026, 14:59 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044974
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health insurance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a2b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W5C25992M5 ↗

Timeline

15 May 2026 → 1 May 2027 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published162 days ago
    15 May 2026, 14:59 BST
  2. Submission deadline134 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by112 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent67 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published66 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
  6. Standstill ends56 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Today
    24 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 189 days
    1 May 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 May 2026, 14:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £307,8001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 7
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Simplyhealth Access1 May 2027 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: 1 x optional 12 month extensions£307,800 inc. VAT17 Aug 2026standstill to 28 Aug 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torus62 Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PJJV-4784-DLLH 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, North West, WA9 1LDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SimplyHealth AccessAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMCN-9823-GHZG Anton House, Chantry Streey, Hampshire, South East, SP10 1DEContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender