Framework Agreement for Employee Benefits Scheme

Somerset County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Paul Skuse
TA1 4DY Taunton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7990084090
E-mail: pskuse@somerset.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: Somerset County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Paul Skuse
TA1 4DY Taunton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7990084090
E-mail: pskuse@somerset.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Somerset County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Paul Skuse
TA1 4DY Taunton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7990084090
E-mail: pskuse@somerset.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Somerset County Council
County Hall
Contact point(s): Mr Paul Skuse
For the attention of: Mr Paul Skuse
TA1 4DY Taunton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7990084090
E-mail: pskuse@somerset.gov.uk

Regional or local authority

General public services

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Somerset County Council
County Hall
TA1 4DY Taunton
UNITED KINGDOM

Framework Agreement For The Provision Of An Employee Benefits Scheme.

Services
Service category No 27: Other services

NUTS code UK

Framework agreement with a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 30 000 000 and 50 000 000 GBP

Somerset County Council intends to set up a single supplier framework Agreement for the provision of a managed employee benefits scheme across SCC and available to other public sector authorities. The scheme may include but will not be limited or committed to the following Childcare Vouchers, Critical Illness Insurance/Cancer Plan, Cycle to work Scheme, Green Car Scheme, Health Screening, Holiday Trading, Learning and Personal Development, Life Assurance, Mobile phone/technology purchase, Payroll Giving, Shopping and leisure discounts,Travel Discounts, Health Cash Plans, Car Leasing discounts — some of these benefits may carry tax or national insurance benefits for the staff or employer and the supplier will need to comply with the relevant legislation.
The key requirements include
— a web-enabled online platform providing single sign — on access to systems fully hosted by the supplier with proven data security provision.
— the development, implementation, promotion, delivery, management, administration and maintenance of a suite of flexible voluntary adn salary sacrifice benefits
— provision of a range of employee benefits which appeals to a wide demographic employee base that will include those listed above.
— scaleable provision to enable the development of benefit schemes over time and future proofing to ensure the continued provision of the agreed scheme and the development of new offerings.
— the ability to brand the platforms to individual contracting authorities requirements
— the provision of a fully managed scheme which enables users to interface directly with the supplier and a user helpline to resolve queries and provide assistance
— the ability to effectively communicate the package of benefits to users to encourage wide uptake
— the provision of detailed management information regarding user usage on a regular basis.

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The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

Variants will be accepted: no

Framework Agreement for the administration and provision of employee benefits for use by UK public Sector Authorities.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 30 000 000 and 50 000 000 GBP

Options: no

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

No special legal form is required but if the framework agreement is awarded to a group of Economic Operations, the authority may require the group of Economic Operators to form a legal entity before entering into the framework agreement.

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: This procurement will be managed electronically via the authorities online procurement portal. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the online procurement portal. If you have not yet registered, this can be done online at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org

Responses must be published by the date in the Invitation To Tender.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Potential providers will be assessed in accordance with the Invitation to Tender.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Potential providers will be assessed in accordance with the Invitation to Tender.

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Open

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

An electronic auction will be used: no

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Payable documents: no

6.10.2015 – 12:00

English.

Duration in months: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Date: 6.10.2015 – 12:30
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

This is a recurrent procurement: no

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

The value provided in section II.1.4 is only an estimate which includes the face value of the benefits we cannot guarantee to Potential Providers any business through this Framework agreement. 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Government and Welsh Local Authorities, and all bodies covered by:http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abtlinks.htmhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/directorates/?lang=enNHSWaleshttp://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directoryHousing Associations — Registered Social Landlords Wales NI Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departmentshttp://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htmNorthern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authoritieshttp://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htmSchools in Northern Irelandhttp://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/search.lsim?sr=0&nh=10&cs=iso88591&sc=nidirectcms&sm=0&mt=1&ha=nidirectcms&cat=Banner&qt=SCHOOLSUniversities in Northern Irelandhttp://www.deni.gov.uk/links.htm#collegesHealth and Social care in Northern Irelandhttp://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitalshttp://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boardshttp://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencieshttp://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councilsNorthern Ireland Housing Associationshttp://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/contacts/contactsaz.htm/housingassociationscontactPoliceService of Northern Ireland http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htmScottish Public BodiesThe Framework Agreement will be available for use by any Scottish Public Sector Body: the Authority;Scottish NonDepartmentalPublic Bodies; offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerialoffices; crossborderpublic authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998; theScotland Office; the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body; councils constituted under section 2 of theLocal Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (except where they are acting in their capacity as educationalauthority); Scottish joint fire boards or joint fire and rescue boards; Scottish joint police boards oranysuccessor National Police or Fire Authority; Scottish National Park authorities, bodies registered as sociallandlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, StudentLoans Company Limited, Northern Lighthouse Board, further or higher education institutions being fundablebodies within the meaning of section 6 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 any publicbody established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association ofor formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing,bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of theboard of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of thoseindividuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing.Scottish Governmenthttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/HomeScottishParliamenthttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/27110.aspxScottish Public Services OmbudsmanScottish Information CommissionerCommissioner for Children and Young People in ScotlandScottish Commission for 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