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Star Academies - Employee Health Plans and Benefits

STAR ACADEMIES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2024 at 13:00

Tender

30 Apr 2024 at 08:21

Summary of the contracting process

Star Academies is seeking to create a contract for employee health plans and benefits through an open tender process. The procurement process involves a single supplier who can offer wellness services, including cash plans and an employee assistance programme. The organisation is looking for a collaborative supplier who can tailor their approach to meet specific needs. The contract is valued at £1,200,000 and the procurement stage is currently in the award phase with Simplyhealth as the active supplier.

This tender by Star Academies offers opportunities for businesses in the wellness services industry to provide employee health plans and benefits. Suitable businesses should be able to demonstrate quality service capability and competitiveness on price criteria. The contract, awarded to a single supplier, aims to foster collaboration and cater to the specific needs of the Trust. The procurement method for this opportunity is an open procedure, allowing eligible businesses to participate based on the defined criteria and contribute to the continued success of the employee health plans and benefits service.

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Notice Title

Star Academies - Employee Health Plans and Benefits

Notice Description

Star Academies are looking to run an FTS compliant tender with the intention of creating a contract with a single supplier of employee health plans and benefits. This will be an open tender process and a process timetable can be found within the tender documents. The supplier selected will be able to provide both a cash plan and employee assistance programme. They may also provide access to third parties where applicable. Whilst the tender will be used as a basis for future works and pricing, the Trust are looking to engage a supplier who will work collaboratively with us and tailor their approach, so that they are able to meet the specific needs of the Trust.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Open tender FTS process to source a single supplier - demonstrations included.

Options: Amendments to the EAP may be offered and agreed with the winning bidder but all bids must be based on the specification for consistency.

Renewal: Retender after 5 years (full potential contract term)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0455f6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021834-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

98334000 - Wellness services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
4 years

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAR ACADEMIES
Contact Name
Matthew Little
Contact Email
matthew.little@staracademies.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
BB1 2HT
Post Town
Blackburn
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London

Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Electoral Ward
Blackburn South East
Westminster Constituency
Blackburn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SIMPLYHEALTH

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