Tender

Flexible Benefits and Associated Services

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD

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Tender

23 Mar 2022 at 10:14

Summary of the contracting process

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is seeking to procure a single supplier to provide a flexible benefits portal and associated services, with a total contract value of £200,000. The procurement falls under the human resources management consultancy services category. This open tender process is currently in the active stage, with submission deadline set for 27th April 2022. Successful implementation of the services is expected by Q3 2022, with employee enrolment to occur in November and December, and the benefits to be effective from 1st January 2023.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in HR consultancy and software solutions, particularly those with capabilities in developing and managing benefits portals that integrate effectively with HR systems. Businesses that can offer advisory, support, and administration services for employee benefits are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, which includes provisions for potential contract extensions and a robust three-year duration.

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Notice Title

Flexible Benefits and Associated Services

Notice Description

CITB wishes to procure a single supplier to provide a flexible benefits portal and associated advisory, support and administration services (including the brokering and procurement of the benefit providers). The portal needs to be in place and configured in Q3 this year, ready for testing in September, enrolment will be during November/December and for employees' 2023 flex choices to be effective on 1st January 2023. This flexible benefits portal will need to work effectively with the HR system (SOPSO) in order to ensure accurate data flows from Sopso into the portal and back into Sopso for correct payroll adjustments and third party BACS payments to be made

Lot Information

Lot 1

CITB wishes to procure a single supplier to provide a flexible benefits portal and associated advisory, support and administration services (including the brokering and procurement of the benefit providers). The portal needs to be in place and configured in Q3 this year, ready for testing in September, enrolment will be during November/December and for employees' 2023 flex choices to be effective on 1st January 2023. This flexible benefits portal will need to work effectively with the HR system (SOPSO) in order to ensure accurate data flows from Sopso into the portal and back into Sopso for correct payroll adjustments and third party BACS payments to be made. The contract will be for a period of three years with two options to extend for a further twelve months each. Further details of CITB requirements and the nature of this opportunity are set out in the following sections of this ITT.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03252c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007826-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
Contact Name
Grant Carr
Contact Email
grant.carr@gov.sscl.com
Contact Phone
+44 07704537493

Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

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