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Published 8 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

US Benefits - Vision Insurance

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: United States (US)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2021awarded 21 Feb 2022
Awarded to Vision Service Plan Insurance Company
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Vision Insurance

The US Network has provided vision insurance coverage for its Country Based Staff members (CBS) as part of suite of benefits for many years. The suite of benefits provided have taken on more importance with the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA provided comprehensive reform of medical, prescription drug, dental and vision insurance across the US. The main goal of the ACA is to ensure all Americans have access to affordable insurance coverage. The current contract expires on the 31st of March 2022.

CPV: Medical insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The nature of vision insurance and the size of the US requires that staff (and any…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

The nature of vision insurance and the size of the US requires that staff (and any qualifying dependents) have coverage across the 50 US States. In order to ensure geographical coverage and the optimum service provision and Contract Administration, we contracted a benefits Broker.

The Contract is for a maximum period of five (5) years. The original contracting period is for three (3) years, with an option to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year periods upon agreement between Authority and Contractor.

The contract for the original three (3) year period is scheduled to start on the 1st of April 2022 and shall expire on 31 March 2025, unless extended.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: United States (US)
Extensions: Optional 2 extensions on the contract for 1 year each - creating a total possible contract length of 5 years and forecast total contract value of $206,802USD if all options are utilised. · 2 x 12 month extension optionsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

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
Awarded
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
Yes
First published
8 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
11 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Jul 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006776
Classification (CPV)
Medical insurance services
Delivery area
United States (US)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b9b9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any review proceedings will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the PCR 2015 or any successor to the PCR 2015. Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law.

Publisher note: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009898-2021?

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Jul 2021, 08:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

25 Jun 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2021
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jul 2021, 08:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vision Service Plan Insurance CompanyUS$124,081 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria