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The Mercian Trust Health Care Cash Plan

THE MERCIAN TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Aug 2025 at 16:37

Tender

04 Jun 2025 at 15:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Mercian Trust, a public undertaking based in Walsall, United Kingdom, embarked on a procurement process titled "The Mercian Trust Health Care Cash Plan" under an open procedure. The process focused on acquiring services within the health insurance industry category, specifically a Health Care Cash Back Plan aimed at enhancing employee health, wellbeing, and illness recovery. The procurement journey began in earnest with the tender notice published on 4th June 2025 and concluded with the contract awarded on 22nd August 2025. The contract is set to commence on 1st September 2025, with a completion date of 31st August 2028. The open procurement method leverages transparency to invite suitable suppliers, with UK Healthcare emerging as the successful supplier awarded the contract.

This tender presented opportunities for businesses looking to engage in providing health insurance services, especially those that can deliver on both price and quality criteria, each weighted at 50%. The procurement process encourages participation from SMEs, highlighting their suitability for this contract. Businesses that are well-versed in employee wellness initiatives and can offer competitive pricing would find this tender particularly beneficial to pursue. Ultimately, the engagement not only reflects a substantial service value of £483,300 but also supports business growth through potential long-term collaboration and expanded service offerings within the public sector landscape.

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Notice Title

The Mercian Trust Health Care Cash Plan

Notice Description

The Mercian Trust are looking to partner with a supplier for the provision of Health Care Cash Back Plan that will help to improve an employees health, wellbeing and recovery from illness and help with cash back in the areas identified in the specification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054317
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051042-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66512200 - Health insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£483,300 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MERCIAN TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
info@themerciantrust.org
Contact Phone
01922 211388

Buyer Location

Locality
WALSALL
Postcode
WS1 2PG
Post Town
Walsall
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG38 Walsall
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Walsall
Electoral Ward
Paddock
Westminster Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UK HEALTHCARE

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