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title: "Star Academies - Employee Health Plans and Benefits"
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# Star Academies - Employee Health Plans and Benefits

Buyer: STAR ACADEMIES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0455f6

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021834-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 4 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,250,000 |
| Lots value | £1,250,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAR ACADEMIES |
| Locality | BLACKBURN |
| Post town | Blackburn |
| Postcode | BB1 2HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Electoral ward | Blackburn South East |
| Westminster constituency | Blackburn |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIMPLYHEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
- 98334000 - Wellness services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2024 at 13:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021834-2024
- 30 Apr 2024 at 08:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013824-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://staracademies.org/
- https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

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