Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Procurement Service (Welsh Government)
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road
Caerphilly
CF83 8WT
UK
Contact person: Faye Moore
Telephone: +44 3000253935
E-mail: NPSPeopleServicesutilities@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://npswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA27760
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Central Purchasing Body
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NPS Managed Service for Employee Benefit Schemes
Reference number: NPS-PS-0095-19
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Procurement Service (NPS), on behalf of the Welsh Public Sector, wishes to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of a Managed Service for Employee Benefit Schemes(NPS-PS-0095-19).
Key Areas include but are not limited to:
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Green Cars Scheme
- Technology Scheme
- Health & Wellbeing Scheme
- Financial Wellbeing Scheme
- Childcare Voucher Scheme
- Retail & Leisure Discounts Scheme
- Reward & Recognition Solutions
- Online Benefits Platform
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
70 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Procurement Service, wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of a Managed Service for Employee Benefit Schemes.
The scope of the services covered under this Framework Agreement include a range of salary sacrifice and voluntary benefit schemes, retail and leisure discounts scheme, reward and recognition solutions and an online benefits platform.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical (Quality)
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 155-382783
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NPS-PS-0095-19
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EDENRED (UK GROUP) LTD
EDENRED (UK GROUP) LTD, 50 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD
LONDON
SW1V2RS
UK
Telephone: +44 2078871270
E-mail: Tenders-UK@Edenred.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.edenred.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Framework Agreement will be open for use by all of the organisations referred to in the Contract Notice (2019/S 155-382783) and the ITT documents.
(WA Ref:99102)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2020