Official UK procurement notice
UK Provision of Healthcare in the US
Authority: Ministry of Defence British Defence Staff US (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Defence Staff United States (BDSUS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is seeking a tailored Medical and Dental Healthcare Plan to offer comprehensive healthcare services to MOD and FCDO personnel including their eligible family members residing across all 50 States and the District of Columbia in the US.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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).
- Suitability
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and General Data Protection Regulations compliant
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 24 Feb 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Authority reference
UKDPO/00602- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007074- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e794Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
In accordance with UKDPO/00602
Publisher note: The Authority will be using Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
24 Feb 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published24 Feb 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Submission deadline31 Mar 2025, 15:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts174 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- British Defence Staff - United StatesReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria