T189 - Corporate Healthcare

{
  "id": "068733-2026",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2026-07-21T14:12:29+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06cfef",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-NI054463",
    "name": "NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "T189",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "planning",
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2032-10-31T23:59:59Z",
          "startDate": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKN",
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "66512200",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Health insurance services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "T189 - Corporate Healthcare",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "description": "Cover required (including but not limited to)\no\tPre-Existing conditions are covered\no\tUp to £2,500 for prompt local consultations and tests\no\tPrompt treatment and limited surgery at the Kingsbridge Hospital and the North West Independent Hospital\no\tPrivate physiotherapy\n\tFace to face and virtual\no\tPsychological Wellbeing Service including face to face counselling\no\t24/7 GP Advice Line\n\tTelephone consultations are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\n\tVideo consultations are available 7 days a week, 8am to 10pm, except Christmas Day.\n\tEmployees, and their immediate family, can access this service when travelling overseas.\n\tIf clinically appropriate, our GPs can prescribe some medications over the telephone. These costs are not covered by the employees' membership - they are private prescriptions and separate charges apply for the cost of medication and delivery, which your employees will pay directly to the pharmacy. Prescriptions can either be collected from a pharmacy local to your employee or delivered directly to your employee the next working day.\no\t24/7 Stress Counselling Helpline \no\tElder Care Advice Service \no\tMental Health Support\n\tshort-term structured support for employees facing life stressors such as:\n•\tBereavement.\n•\tWork or relationship difficulties.\n•\tMild to moderate distress.\n\tStructured Wellbeing counselling\n\tSupported Self-help\n\tSupport referral\no\tCancer Advice Service\no\tDiscounted treatments and services  \nInstant Access to all services is required from day one.",
    "specialRegime": [
      "utilities"
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-NI054463",
      "name": "NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKN06",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Belfast",
        "postalCode": "BT14 6TE",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Westland House"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          },
          {
            "id": "GB-NIR",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS",
            "description": "Northern Irish devolved regulations apply"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "NI054463",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "sourcing@niwater.com"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PCZH-7295-JJTZ",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "068733-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068733-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-07-21T14:12:29+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-08-31T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "A request for information (RFI) will be issued via eTendersNI.  We welcome responses from all interested parties.\nThe current agreement is with Benenden Healthcare and has been in place for circa 10 years.   Initially with a small number of employees, which has steadily grown.\nThe current agreement covers pre-existing medical conditions and employees have access to all services from day one.  NI Water pays the annual membership fee for each employee who is a member.  This is then re-couped via salary sacrifice.\nNI Water requires the same service, as a minimum, going forward."
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}