CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Cafcass |
3rd Floor, 21 Bloomsbury Street |
London |
WC1B 3HF |
UK |
Jane Bate |
+44 7867656529 |
procurement@cafcass.gsi.gov.uk |
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http://www.cafcass.gov.uk
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Provision of a Health and Well-being Plan.
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II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract25 Yes |
II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
UK |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves a framework agreement
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II.1.4)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Cafcass is seeking to engage the services of a suitable Health and Well-being Plan Provider to support its award winning approach to staff health and well-being. The required Service is different to the standard central government provision for an Employee Assistance Program provider (EAP) so this necessitates the need to Tender for the provision.
The plan will need to meet the following requirements:
— Access to a range of health and well-being treatments, all of which are detailed fully in the ITT, which can be reclaimed for by members of staff up to a maximum benefit limit;
— Employee Assistance Programme, offering a 24/7 365, day a year telephone service for employees to access advice and support from on a range of issues and, where needed, a minimum number of counselling sessions for employees, which would include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy;
— Member discount scheme, providing financial savings at a range of retailers;
— National coverage of all of the above, to ensure every member of staff from each The Authority's offices across England is able to benefit from the plan;
— Real-time KPI data to be provided to Cafcass as and when needed;
— The full requirements are detailed in the ITT.
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II.1.5)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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85141000 |
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II.1.6)
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Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA) Yes |
II.2)
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Total final value of the contract(s)
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II.2.1)
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Total final value of the contract(s)
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Type of procedure |
IV.2)
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Award criteria
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IV.2.1)
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Award criteria

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Health Benefits |
15 |
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Member Discount Schemes |
5 |
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Counselling |
5 |
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Contract Management |
10 |
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Complaints procedure |
5 |
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KPI'S |
5 |
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Ability to demonstrate National Coverage |
5 |
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Plan conforms to National Standards |
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Innovations offered for consideration |
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Level of rates |
40 |
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction has been used No
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IV.3)
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Administrative information
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IV.3.1)
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File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
CAF090/14
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract 2014/S 204-361689 23-10-2014
Other previous publications
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Section V: Award of contract
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CAF090/14 |
V.1)
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Date of contract award: 03-02-2015 |
V.2)
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Numbers of offers received:2 |
V.3)
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Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded
Medicash Health Benefits Limited |
One Derby Square |
Liverpool |
L2 1AB |
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V.4)
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Information on value of contract |
V.5)
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The contract is likely to be subcontracted No
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Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted
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Section VI: Complementary Information
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VI.1)
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Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds? No
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VI.2)
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Additional Information
Contract has been set for 2 years with an extension period of a further 24 months.
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VI.3)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.3.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
Melissa Smith, Head of Procurement |
74 Foundation Street, Suffolk |
Ipswich |
IP4 1BN |
UK |
melissa.smith@cafcass.gsi.gov.uk |
+44 7768796504 |
http://cafcass.gov.uk |
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.3.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.3.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.4)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 05-03-2015 |