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Published 18 Oct 2022, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK_2022_International Medical Insurance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Council is seeking proposals from suppliers who can provide international private medical insurance which we will provide to our employees. The employees are typically international assignees, and so are mostly expats, and are based in 70+ countries worldwide. Benefits are based on a tailored table of benefits, with a focus on medical treatments and check ups which are available on the NHS.

CPV: Financial and insurance services · Health insurance services · Insurance services · Medical insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The British Council has been providing international private medical insurance to its…Renewal

The British Council has been providing international private medical insurance to its internationally mobile employees for a number of years. At one time, there were two separate schemes for these employees, but these were consolidated into the current scheme at the last tender in 2018. We are seeking a supplier which can provide a full insurance solution, giving members access to high quality network and non-network facilities for out-patient, day- and in-patient services, via direct settlement, GoP and pay-and-claim. We expect high levels of service standards for members and administrators. The supplier must be willing to work with our brokers, Mercer Marsh Benefits, who receive a fixed rate of commission. Full details of British Council’s requirements are provided in Annex 1: Scope of Work and SLA, and further details of the health benefits and countries required are provided in Annex 4: Pricing & Tables of Benefits Sheet. Additional information: The estimated value of the contract including anticipated extensions is GBP 15 million, depending on the numbers of lives and usage.

Delivery: UK · Contract can be manged from UK but have to be delivered globally
Extensions: Contract may be renewed annually for upto 5 years, subject to provision of favourable terms and service delivery standards · Contract may be renewed annually for upto 5 years, subject to provision of favourable terms and service delivery standardsVariant bids: not allowed
66000000 Financial and insurance services66510000 Insurance services66512200 Health insurance services66512220 Medical insurance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Oct 2022, 11:05 BST
Last source update
18 Oct 2022, 11:05 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
BC/02633
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029277
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance servicesHealth insurance servicesInsurance servicesMedical insurance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037696 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Bidder who wish to express an interest and take part in the tender process will be required to register on our e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil.Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and `means of proof` will be required. These conditions are outlined in the ITT.The British Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
16 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Jan 2023, 12:15 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil ↗

Timeline

18 Oct 2022 → 16 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Oct 2022, 11:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    16 Jan 2023, 12:15 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawRegistered Charity 1 Redman Place, London, UK, E20 1JQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court, Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.