Official UK procurement notice
Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services
Authority: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis proposal for Staff Absence Protection is a retender of the current CPC Staff Absence Protection & Reimbursement Framework which expires 23/05/2025.
Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to all further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations who are current and future CPC members www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php ↗ www.gov.uk/guidance/get-informa… ↗. Local Authorities may wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments.
CPV: Insurance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 5 bids received (1.0 per place) · 4 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CPC intends to put a framework agreement in place with multiple suppliers for the…AwardedPublished value£30,000,000
CPC intends to put a framework agreement in place with multiple suppliers for the provision of staff absence management through insurance and discretionary mutual arrangements, including risk management services to meet the cost of planned and unexpected staff absence within educational establishments.
Specialist insurance advice for the life of this framework agreement will be provided by our partner Risk2Value Ltd (R2V).
It is expected that policies will be flexible and tailored to individual requirements, which will allow Institutions to determine their own benefit and excess periods. Coverage by insurance providers/brokers or a discretionary mutual arrangement should be offered for (but need not be limited to) absences caused by the following circumstances:
- Accident
- Illness
- Compassionate leave
- Jury service
- Suspension
- Maternity/paternity
- Adoption
- Bereavement
- Mental health
- Stranded staff
- Hazardous sports/winter activities
- Pre-existing conditions
- Other ongo
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)
- price: 15%
- Service Coverage, Claims Management, Service Delivery and Social Value: 85%
Published award criteria (2)
- Service Coverage, Claims Management, Service Delivery and Social Value: 85.00%
- Price: 15.00%
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2025, 13:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CA15336 - CPC/LO/01/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028105- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e513Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of a ten calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contract Regulations 2015, provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 28 May 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 May 2025, 13:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 May 2025, 13:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- EducationContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Crescent Purchasing ConsortiaMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Class Staff AbsenceFramework contractor
- Schools Advisory ServiceFramework contractor
- Schools UKFramework contractor
- THE EDUCATION MUTUAL LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria