--- title: "Athlete Medical Insurance Scheme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL" published: "2022-09-05" --- # Athlete Medical Insurance Scheme Buyer: THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b041a228-4ff9-46f3-bb9e-14c71d9d8e6d.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Sports Council has initiated a tender process marked by the ID T22-003 for the provision of the Athlete Medical Insurance Scheme. This scheme is intended to cover healthcare expenses for funded athletes within Olympic and Paralympic sports programmes. UK Sport aims to establish a long-term contract with a single insurance provider, starting on April 1, 2023 and potentially extending for up to 4 years, with a break clause after 12 months into the agreement. The procurement method for this opportunity is an open procedure with no pre-qualification stage, and the tender deadline is set for October 14, 2022. This tender for the Athlete Medical Insurance Scheme offers opportunities for insurance providers specializing in medical services or those experienced in managing healthcare schemes for athletes. Businesses interested in this contract opportunity should focus on providing healthcare services tailored to athletes' needs and should be capable of meeting the operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness requirements outlined by UK Sport. The procurement process is targeted at fostering stakeholder engagement and ensuring high-quality medical care for athletes, aligning with UK Sport's objective of advancing athlete health and wellbeing strategies through the AMS scheme. ## Notice UK Sport's Athlete Medical Scheme (AMS) is a medical insurance scheme which covers the costs of healthcare of funded athletes who are members of Olympic and Paralympic sports World Class Programmes. National Governing Bodies, funded or unfunded, may also purchase places on AMS at an agreed cost by UK Sport, to provide medical cover to athletes not on a World Class Programme. The mission of the AMS is to drive an efficient and effective athlete medical scheme to develop athlete health and wellbeing. Beneath this mission are three objectives: 1. Ensure that athletes receive timely and high-quality medical care when needed to bring them back to full health and fitness 2. Ensure that the AMS scheme is cost and operationally efficient, effective and understood by all stakeholders 3. Drive the insights from AMS usage to identify opportunities to advance the Athlete Health strategy To meet these objectives and advance the scheme, UK Sport facilitates and chair a governance group made up of medical leads from within the high-performance system, the incumbent medical insurance provider and insurance brokers, and the AMS Manager. This group meet on a quarterly basis, ensuring good governance of the scheme. UK Sport pays an annual premium to cover the costs of claims and, subject to approval and conditions of cover by AMS the athlete receives healthcare. It is a free service to athletes and no costs are recharged to their governing bodies. An initial introduction to AMS is set out in the information leaflet at Appendix 1. The pre-authorisation of claims is conducted by an AMS Manager, employed within the British Olympic Association (BOA) and who is the key liaison for claims with the incumbent insurance provider. The Athlete Medical Scheme Manager will maintain records of pre-authorised claims on the Athlete Medical Scheme system and oversee claims against agreed benefit limits. AMS is due for renewal with effect from 1 April 2023. UK Sport now invites Tenders for the provision of AMS in accordance with this ITT and the attached documents. UK Sport seeks to enter into a long-term arrangement with a sole insurer supplier for the next 3 years with a possible extension for a further 1 year. UK Sport seek to also insert a break clause after 12 months of the agreement commencing. As this process is conducted using the open procedure, there is no separate pre-qualification stage or questionnaire. To receive ITT documentation, please e-mail: Procurement@uksport.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cffd076a-4fbb-4193-8951-2d2ff39173cc | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1B 3HF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Bloomsbury | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66512220 - Medical insurance services ## Release History - 5 Sep 2022 at 14:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cffd076a-4fbb-4193-8951-2d2ff39173cc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cffd076a-4fbb-4193-8951-2d2ff39173cc 5th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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