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title: "319_19 Staff Benefits"
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# 319_19 Staff Benefits

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c3cd4d4c-5213-43f2-9be0-70654e3b9561

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## Summary

ESPO is conducting a tender process for the "319_19 Staff Benefits" framework, seeking to establish agreements with multiple service providers to offer a variety of employee benefits. This procurement falls under the industry category of benefit services, with a total estimated value of £200 million. The contract period is set from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021, with an option to extend for an additional 24 months. Interested parties are required to submit their tenders by 12:00 midday on 1 February 2019, through the designated platform.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in employee benefits, financial services, leisure and retail products, and technology solutions. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to compete, as the framework is designed for public bodies across the UK including local authorities and educational establishments. Companies that can offer managed services, salary sacrifice schemes, or retail discounts are particularly well-suited to bid for the various lots available within this framework.

## Notice

ESPO is seeking to establish a framework agreement with a number of service providers for the provision of staff benefits. The framework will cover a range of benefits from a total managed service to individual schemes such as cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme, financial well-being scheme, technology products, leisure and retail discounts, car leasing scheme and childcare vouchers salary sacrifice scheme. Lot 1: Managed Service Scheme - to offer a range of staff benefits on behalf of Customers as part of a managed service. Essentially the Service Provider will work with the Customer to develop and manage a "total benefits" package. Lot 2: Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme - to provide employers with a cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme that encompasses provision of all elements of the scheme such as hire of bikes, safety equipment and management of the salary sacrifice process. Lot 3: Financial Wellbeing Scheme - to provide a financial wellbeing scheme that includes low cost loans and savings to employees by taking increments of money from their net pay. This lot may also include other financial wellbeing services. Lot 4: Technology Products Scheme - to provide employers with a technology products scheme that encompasses provision of all elements of the scheme such as the provision of mobile phones, tablets, laptops and management of the payment process. Lot 5: Leisure and Retail Scheme - to provide employers with a leisure and retail discount scheme that encompasses provision of all elements of the scheme such as the provision of retail vouchers, discounts and management of the process. Lot 6: Car Leasing Scheme - to provide employers with a car leasing scheme that encompasses provision of all elements of the scheme such as the provision of cars, associated services, and management of the process. Lot 7: Childcare Vouchers Salary Sacrifice Scheme - to provide employers with a childcare voucher salary sacrifice scheme that encompasses provision of all elements of the scheme such as the provision of vouchers which can be used to pay for all types of registered childcare across the UK, including but not exclusive to childminders, holiday schemes, nannies, au pairs, nurseries, after school clubs, playgroups, creches and management of the salary sacrifice process. The Framework Agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the framework agreement. To tender: (a) go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) register, (c) search for tender opportunity "319_19", (d) express an interest, (e) download the tender from the website. Please note: the closing date and time for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 01/02/2019 Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ ESPO-s_powers_to_trade__website_-2016-12-22.pdf) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire and Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: http://www.espo.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only. To tender: (a) go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) register, (c) search for tender opportunity "319_19", (d) express an interest, (e) download the tender from the website. Please note: the closing date and time for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 01/02/2019

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5050eda-689f-4cce-aece-74a3e96deade |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | 5 Jan 2019 |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 21 |
| Supplier names | BARNSLEY CARD LTD (WINCH; COMPUTERSHARE VOUCHER SERVICES; CYCLE SOLUTIONS (CYCLE TO WORK; EDENRED (UK GROUP; EVANS CYCLES; FIDELITI; HALFORDS; HAWK INCENTIVES UK LTD (CYCLESCHEME; ICOM WORKS; LIAISON FINANCIAL SERVICES; NEYBER; NHS FLEET SOLUTIONS AND HOME ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS; REWARD GATEWAY (UK; SALARYFINANCE; SG FLEET; SME HCI; SODEXO MOTIVATION SOLUTIONS; TUSKERDIRECT; UNIT F-H, SORENSON HOUSE, SAXON BUSINESS PARK, BROMSGROVE, WORCE; WIDER PLAN; XEXEC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 32250000 - Mobile telephones
- 34110000 - Passenger cars
- 34430000 - Bicycles
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
- 75310000 - Benefit services
- 75340000 - Child allowances
- 85312110 - Child daycare services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2019 at 10:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5050eda-689f-4cce-aece-74a3e96deade
- 4 Jan 2019 at 09:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be84c2eb-5d17-4cf1-876c-79a2196e769c
- 4 Jan 2019 at 09:20 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1b3fa30-94ab-4c50-9f19-79a748905c7d
- 6 Aug 2018 at 08:24 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780a02e5-3866-443a-9fa6-c1a5850f1fe2
- 6 Aug 2018 at 08:06 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780a02e5-3866-443a-9fa6-c1a5850f1fe2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5050eda-689f-4cce-aece-74a3e96deade
  15th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be84c2eb-5d17-4cf1-876c-79a2196e769c
  4th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1b3fa30-94ab-4c50-9f19-79a748905c7d
  4th January 2019 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780a02e5-3866-443a-9fa6-c1a5850f1fe2
  6th August 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.eastmidstenders.org
  East Mids Tenders

## Notice URLs

- http://www.espo.org/
- http://www.espo.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal
- https://www.espo.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/

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