Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Employee Benefits
Reference number: RM6133
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the authority has appointed a single supplier, to provide a range of employee benefits across UK public sector authorities via an online employee benefits platform. The framework agreement includes the following core benefits:
— childcare voucher scheme,
— cycle to work scheme,
— reward and recognition,
— payroll giving scheme,
— employee discounts,
— discounted gym membership,
— technology and smartphone discounts,
— financial wellbeing, and
— green car scheme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
18530000
22500000
30200000
32000000
66000000
75340000
79000000
79342321
85312310
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all employee benefits required by UK Central Government Departments, including those with locations overseas and the wider public sector.
The service will be delivered through an on-line benefits portal with multi-media access. (The security of employee personal data will be subject to assurance by the CCS Senior Information Risk Officer).
The service will provide flexibility in the choice of benefits for employers with scope to include additional benefits and to enable personalisation of benefits for employees.
Please note the value at II.I.7) is an estimate that includes the face value of the vouchers and other benefits paid for by employees.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 35
Price
/ Weighting:
35
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.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
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 098-237458
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
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
50 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London
SW1V 2RS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 380 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
26 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/09/2019