Official UK procurement notice
T23-061CRO Provision of Employee Health Care Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Services for DCSDC Employees - Re Issued
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDerry City and Strabane District Council invites applications from suitably experienced and qualified providers for the provision of an Employee Health Care Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme services across the City and District. Derry City and Strabane District Council currently employs approximately 1000 staff including members of staff living in cross border areas. The Provider (Tenderer) will be responsible for ensuring a smooth transition of service and working with Derry City and Strabane District Council to implement the contract to allow for a seamless transition of service. This contract is being let as two Lots. Tenderer may apply for any and all Lots. Lot 1 Provide an Employee Health Care Cash Plan, to include optician, dental, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerised tomography (CT) scanning and Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning etc. Lot 2 Employee Assistance Programme Services to provide staff with free access, 24/7, 365 days per year, to confidential advice on the phone and on-line. To provide staff support where required through face to face counselling. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
CPV: Accident and health insurance services · Company health services · Counselling services · Medical insurance services · Voluntary health insurance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£225,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of themLot #1Employee Health Care Cash PlanAwardedPublished value£112,500
Lot #2Employee Assistance Programme EAP ServicesAwardedPublished value£112,500
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).
- Technical & professional ability
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 May 2023, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2025, 11:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jul 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023106- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c65aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
As per PCR 2015
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST
Timeline
14 Jul 2023 → 20 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until10 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published20 May 2025, 11:17 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 May 2023- Status changed to complete4 May 2023, 16:49 BST
- Status changed to active7 Jun 2023, 11:15 BST
- Deadline moved to 14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST7 Jun 2023, 11:15 BST+35 days · was 9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete20 May 2025, 11:17 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-05: 1 release · 4 May 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Employee Health Care Cash Plan1 award | |||
| BOLTON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL SATURDAY COUNCILSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Employee Assistance Programme EAP Services1 award | |||
| SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTDSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Employee Health Care Cash Plan · BOLTON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL SATURDAY COUNCILSME
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Services · SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTDSME
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Employee Health Care Cash Plan | 7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Employee Assistance Programme EAP Services | 7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Royal Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- The Royal Courts of Justice NIReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BOLTON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL SATURDAY COUNCILAwarded supplier
- SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria