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Staff Benefits

Via East Midlands

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27 Jul 2026 at 11:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED procured staff benefits services for its workforce, under the plain-language category of employee benefit services (CPV 75310000). The service is intended for delivery across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buying organisation is a public undertaking based at Bilsthorpe Depot in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire. The requirement was arranged through The Access Group Framework and awarded to Access UK Limited, a large supplier. Businesses operating employee benefits platforms, staff reward schemes or related workplace benefit services would be aligned with the subject matter, particularly where they can support delivery across multiple English regions for a public-sector organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Access UK Limited on 1 July 2025. It was a direct award through The Access Group Framework, below the relevant threshold and without competition. The single lot is complete. The contract was signed on 1 July 2025 and runs from 1 July 2025 to 31 May 2028. Its value is £40,697.04 excluding VAT, or £48,836.45 including VAT. The award covers staff benefit services delivered across the listed English regions. The recorded evaluation route was the framework-based direct award rather than a competitive tender, and the contract is active. The award and contract information identifies Access UK Limited as the selected supplier.

This procurement demonstrates demand from VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED for an established staff benefits service delivered across a broad English footprint. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a benefits proposition suitable for employees, the operational capacity to support users across multiple regions, and systems that can be implemented and managed consistently for a public undertaking. Experience of supplying through a framework, particularly one used for employee benefits, would be commercially relevant because this purchase was made by framework direct award without competition. Suppliers should also be able to evidence reliable service delivery, customer support and administration at the scale needed for a workforce distributed across England. The selected supplier’s large-company scale indicates that delivery capacity and organisational resilience may matter.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Staff Benefits

Notice Description

Award via The Access Group Framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d413
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070687-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75310000 - Benefit services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,697 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2025 - 31 May 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Via East Midlands
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BILSTHORPE
Postcode
NG22 8ST
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF15 North Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Electoral Ward
Bilsthorpe
Westminster Constituency
Sherwood Forest

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Access UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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