Employee Flexible Benefits Contract
Provision of 5 voluntary insurances, discount shopping vouchers and personal computing as part of National Grid Gas Distribution Ltd’s Employee (Flexible) Benefit programme.
United Kingdom-Coventry: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
2017/S 115-232244
Contract notice – utilities
Services
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name and addresses
10080864
Ashbrook Court
Coventry
CV7 8PE
United Kingdom
E-mail: box.Procurement.Indirects.GD16@nationalgrid.com
NUTS code: UKG33Internet address(es):Main address: http://cadentgas.com/Home
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
Coventry
United Kingdom
E-mail: .box.Procurement.Indirects.GD16@nationalgrid.com
NUTS code: UKG33Internet address(es):Main address: http://cadentgas.com/Home
I.6)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Employee Flexible Benefits.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Provision of 5 voluntary insurances, discount shopping vouchers and personal computing as part of National Grid Gas Distribution Ltd’s Employee (Flexible) Benefit programme.
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Via the Employee (Flexible) Benefits scheme, employees can elect to purchase Voluntary Critical Illness cover for themselves and their dependants. These are currently selected on an annual basis. Full details are included in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Further details can be found in the scoping documents.
II.2.1)Title:
Voluntary Personal Accident Insurance
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Employees currently receive company paid cover but in addition they can, via the Flexible Benefits scheme, select Voluntary Personal Accident cover for themselves and their dependants. These are currently selected on an annual basis. Full details are included in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Further details of the provision of this service are provided in the scoping document.
II.2.1)Title:
Voluntary dental insurance
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Employees can, select Voluntary Dental Insurance cover for themselves plus partner and/or their children. These are currently selected on an annual basis. Full details are included in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Further details of the provision of this service are available in the scoping document.
II.2.1)Title:
Voluntary travel insurance
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Employees can select Voluntary Travel Insurance cover for themselves plus partner and/or their children. These are currently selected on an annual basis. Full details are included in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Further details are available in the scoping documents.
II.2.1)Title:
Voluntary gadget insurance
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Employees can select Voluntary Gadget Insurance cover for all gadgets used by them and their children under 18. These are currently selected on an annual basis. Full details are included in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Further information is available in the scoping documents.
II.2.1)Title:
Discount Shopping
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Employees can access a discounted shopping website which gives access to a wide range of discounts and offers.
It also provides the user an opportunity to order reloadable cards to use with retailers plus there is a prepaid MasterCard which offers cashback on expenditure with certain retailers.
Local offers can be added plus there are a range of seasonal discounts that are promoted each month. Further details are available in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Personal Computing
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Employees can select from a wide range of laptop and desktop computers plus tablets and accessories. The current package includes a comprehensive warranty and internet security package. Further details are available in the scoping document.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
2 1-year extensions.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Pre-qualification questions related to this are included within the downloadable procurement documents.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Pre-qualification questions related to this contract notice are included within the downloadable procurement documents.
Pre-qualification questions related to this contract notice are included within the downloadable procurement documents.
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Pre-qualification questions related to this contract notice are included within the downloadable procurement documents.
Pre-qualification questions related to this contract notice are included within the downloadable procurement documents.
III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation
Pre-qualification questions related to this contract notice are included within the downloadable procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
To access the additional tender information and pre qualification documents please express your interest by emailing the following address:
box.Procurement.Indirects.GD16@nationalgrid.com
You will then receive further instructions to register on electronic tendering system, Ariba.
Access to additional information and prequalification questions are subject to the acceptance of a non disclosure agreement
All prequalification submissions must be submitted by 13.6.2017 at 12:00 (noon) GMT.
VI.4.1)Review body
See section VI.4.3
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Cadent Gas Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at the risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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