Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ofsted
Piccadilly Gate, Store Street
Manchester
M12WD
UK
Contact person: Simon Coller
E-mail: simon.coller@ofsted.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Employee Benefits Programme
Reference number: CON 1545
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Following a further competition under the terms of CCS framework agreement RM6273 (Employee Benefits and Services), Ofsted has awarded a contract for the provision of an employee 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:
2 012 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Employee benefits programme including access to retail vouchers, childcare vouchers, discounted gym memberships, a cycle to work scheme and payroll giving.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality evaluation
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Value for money evaluation
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
3 x 1-year extension options
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Contract was awarded via the Crown Commercial Service's framework RM6273.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CON 1545
Title: Employee Benefits Programme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd
05696250
1 Dean Street
London
W1D 3RB
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 2 012 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/11/2025