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title: "Y21027 - Employee Support Services and Benefits"
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# Y21027 - Employee Support Services and Benefits

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/y21027-employee-support-services-and-benefits-ocds-h6vhtk-02c431). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "Y21027 - Employee Support Services and Benefits". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £50,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £50,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 August 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c431`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/y21027-employee-support-services-and-benefits-ocds-h6vhtk-02c431#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D79ac541a-4ade-eb11-810d-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/y21027-employee-support-services-and-benefits-ocds-h6vhtk-02c431#participate

## Description
KCS Professional Services, acting for and on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC) to create
a national, user friendly, time and cost effective Framework Agreement for the supply of
Employee Support Services and Benefits. Associated Services may extend beyond the scope
of the Services purchased and may include areas such as End User support, integration and
training.
The Framework Agreement will be split into 3 LOTs:
• LOT 1 – Occupational Health Services
• LOT 2 – Employee Assistance Programmes
• LOT 3 – Employee Benefits

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Occupational Health Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** • LOT 1 – Occupational Health Services
To include, but not be limited to:
o Telephone support services
o Attendance management advice
o Attendance at case conference/reviews/court/tribunal
o Ill health retirement
o Vaccinations
o Alcohol and drugs te...

### Lot 2: Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** • LOT 2 – Employee Assistance Programmes
To include, but not be limited to:
o Counselling support (group or individual)
o Mediation
o Bullying and harassment support
o Whistleblowing services
o Debt support services
o Legal services
o Cognitive behav...

### Lot 3: Employee Benefits
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** • LOT 3 – Employee Benefits
To include, but not be limited to:
o Childcare vouchers
o Leisure facility discounts
o Retail store discounts and promotions
o Learning and development programme
o Payroll giving scheme
o Reward and recognition scheme
o Gr...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (12)
- **Award:** Occupational Health Services (active)
  - Award id: `032299-2021-Y21027-1`
  - Supplier(s): **OH Works Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154429`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Personal Group Holdings  PLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62999`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SME HCI (Trading as Vivup)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63000`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Reward Gateway Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182053`

- **Award:** Occupational health Services (active)
  - Award id: `032299-2021-Y21027-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Health Management Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-91646`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kays Medical Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-146927`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Innovate Healthcare  Management Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-88636`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **KML Occupational  Health Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39170`

- **Award:** Employee Assistance Programmes (active)
  - Award id: `032299-2021-Y21027-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Health Assured Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65299`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The MCL Group Int Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64382`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kays Medical Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-146927`

- **Award:** 032299-2021-Y21027-9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SME HCI (Trading as  Vivup)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63000`

## Contracts (12)
- **Contract:** Occupational Health Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-10 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-11 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-12 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** Occupational health Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-3 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-4 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-5 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** Employee Assistance Programmes (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-7 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-8 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

- **Contract:** 032299-2021-Y21027-9 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032299-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-24T10:20:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:32:56.115Z
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