Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1619740947
E-mail: l.m.oshea@thecpc.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.thecpc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.thecpc.ac.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Education
Procurement House
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
E-mail: l.m.oshea@thecpc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.thecpc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.thecpc.ac.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services
Reference number: CA15336 - CPC/LO/01/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This proposal for Staff Absence Protection is a retender of the current CPC Staff Absence Protection & Reimbursement Framework which expires 23/05/2025.
Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to all further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations who are current and future CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools. Local Authorities may wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
CPC intends to put a framework agreement in place with multiple suppliers for the provision of staff absence management through insurance and discretionary mutual arrangements, including risk management services to meet the cost of planned and unexpected staff absence within educational establishments.
Specialist insurance advice for the life of this framework agreement will be provided by our partner Risk2Value Ltd (R2V).
It is expected that policies will be flexible and tailored to individual requirements, which will allow Institutions to determine their own benefit and excess periods. Coverage by insurance providers/brokers or a discretionary mutual arrangement should be offered for (but need not be limited to) absences caused by the following circumstances:
• Accident
• Illness
• Compassionate leave
• Jury service
• Suspension
• Maternity/paternity
• Adoption
• Bereavement
• Mental health
• Stranded staff
• Hazardous sports/winter activities
• Pre-existing conditions
• Other ongo
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Coverage, Claims Management, Service Delivery and Social Value
/ Weighting: 85.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
15.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
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:
2025/S 000-006251
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA15336
Title: Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Class Staff Absence
3rd Floor, Jade Building, Biz Space Albion Mills
Bradford
BD10 9TQ
UK
Telephone: +44 7947877757
E-mail: jonathan.breaks@classstaffabsence.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.classstaffabsence.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE EDUCATION MUTUAL LIMITED
MANSFIELD
NG18 1BN
UK
Telephone: +44 1623287840
E-mail: holly@educationmutual.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.educationmutual.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Schools Advisory Service
Trigg house, 11 Maisies way
Derbyshire
DE55 2DS
UK
Telephone: +44 1773814400
E-mail: mark@uk-sas.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.schooladvice.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Schools UK
1A Moor Road, Schools UK
Leeds
LS6 4BG
UK
Telephone: +44 7810320888
E-mail: jamie@schoolsuk.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.schoolsuk.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 30 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crescent Purchasing Consortia
Procurement House
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Crescent Purchasing Consortia
Procurement House
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of a ten calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contract Regulations 2015, provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Crescent Purchasing Consortia
Procurement House
Salford
M6 6AJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/05/2025