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title: "Employee Support Services and Benefits"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0613ef"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-02-02"
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# Employee Support Services and Benefits

Buyer: BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0613ef

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## Summary

The procurement process, completed on 27th January 2026 by Brighton and Hove City Council, focused on acquiring Employee Support Services and Benefits within the health services industry. The purchase was aimed at enhancing employee assistance programmes with added benefits like 24/7 telephone support and wellbeing platforms. Conducted in South East England, specifically Brighton and Hove, this process utilised a limited procurement method, specifically an awarding procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The approach capitalised on existing relationships and saved approximately £129,000 for the Council over the contract’s duration.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses capable of offering comprehensive employee benefits solutions. Companies with expertise in health services or those able to integrate diverse support mechanisms, such as Perkbox Ltd, which successfully secured the contract, are ideal contenders. This kind of procurement can enable businesses to showcase their value in cost-effective, service-enhancing partnerships, thereby bolstering their reputation and expanding their client base through public sector engagements.

## Notice

EAP and staff benefits services to include 24/7 telephone support & telephone counselling, access to face to face/virtual counselling, wellbeing platforms & hub, self-help workbooks.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct Award call-off from the Procurement Services Framework managed by Kent County Council.

Options: 2 x 1 year

### Procurement Information

During research into providers that are able to provide both EAP services alongside staff benefits, it was found the Perkbox (formerly VivUp) were able to provide both, with an improvement to the service and in the timescales required. BHCC will now be saving cPS129k over the full life of the contract by combining the services. This was confirmed by researching existing pricing in contracts and comparisons to other framework agreements with Perkbox providing best value. Perkbox have previously provided Brighton and Hove City Council with services above and beyond what was requested at no extra charge.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008834-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £159,640 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HOVE |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN3 3BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Central Hove |
| Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2026 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008834-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.perkbox.com
- https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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