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STH - Employee Support & Benefits

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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18 Aug 2026 at 09:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured employee support and benefits services for its workforce. The requirement falls within guidance and counselling services and covers employee benefits supporting health, wealth and wellbeing. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Sheffield. The procurement was made through the NHS employee benefits framework known as Employee Benefits for Health, Wealth & Wellbeing II, providing a route for established employee-support providers to serve a large healthcare employer. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, while voluntary, community and social enterprise participation was not identified as suitable.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective call-off from a framework agreement, under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Bids were due by 29 May 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to SME HCI Limited, trading as Perkbox, on 5 August 2026. The awarded value is £272,969.13 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029. The award basis was the requirements and evaluation approach established for the framework call-off. The selected supplier is responsible for providing the employee support and benefits service to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This award demonstrates demand from a major NHS trust for a combined employee benefits and wellbeing service, delivered through a recognised health, wealth and wellbeing framework. A credible future competitor would need to provide an integrated employee-support proposition rather than a single standalone counselling service, with practical benefits covering workforce wellbeing and financial support. Experience of serving large, complex employers and the ability to deliver consistently across the United Kingdom would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to operate through framework call-off arrangements and meet the governance, service-management and workforce requirements expected by an NHS foundation trust. The award to an SME shows that a suitably capable specialist provider can compete at this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

STH - Employee Support & Benefits

Notice Description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has tendered for the provision of Employee Support & Benefits. This contract has been awarded via a call-off under the NOE CPC Framework - Employee Benefits for Health, Wealth & Wellbeing II (NOE.0640), procured under previous legislation (PCR 2015).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3b39dde2-794a-4287-8051-fc2371a5c178
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3354e977-3abc-40d0-bd30-d86b17ffc951
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£272,969 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£272,969 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S10 2JF
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SME HCI LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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