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Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited · compiled

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Opportunity overview

This proposal for Staff Absence Protection is a retender of the current CPC Staff Absence Protection & Reimbursement Framework which expires 23/05/2025. Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to all further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations who are current and future CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools. Local Authorities may wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Class Staff Absence

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£30m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Status
active
Location
Bradford, UK, BD10 9TQ, United Kingdom

Schools Advisory Service

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£30m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Status
active
Location
Derbyshire, UK, DE55 2DS, United Kingdom

Schools UK

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£30m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Status
active
Location
Leeds, UK, LS6 4BG, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£30m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Status
active
Location
MANSFIELD, UK, NG18 1BN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV66510000 — Insurance services

Lots

  • CPC intends to put a framework agreement in place with multiple suppliers for the provision of staff absence management through insurance and discretionary mutual arrangements, including risk management services to meet the cost of planned and unexpected staff absence within educational establishments. Specialist insurance advice for the life of this framework agreement will be provided by our partner Risk2Value Ltd (R2V). It is expected that policies will be flexible and tailored to individual requirements, which will allow Institutions to determine their own benefit and excess periods. Coverage by insurance providers/brokers or a discretionary mutual arrangement should be offered for (but need not be limited to) absences caused by the following circumstances: • Accident • Illness • Compassionate leave • Jury service • Suspension • Maternity/paternity • Adoption • Bereavement • Mental health • Stranded staff • Hazardous sports/winter activities • Pre-existing conditions • Other ongo£30m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CA15336 - CPC/LO/01/2025
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of a ten calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contract Regulations 2015, provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
25 Mar 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
5

Expected award period

Starts
25 Mar 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
25 Mar 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
66510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Insurance services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
CPC intends to put a framework agreement in place with multiple suppliers for the provision of staff absence management through insurance and discretionary mutual arrangements, including risk management services to meet the cost of planned and unexpected staff absence within educational establishments. Specialist insurance advice for the life of this framework agreement will be provided by our partner Risk2Value Ltd (R2V). It is expected that policies will be flexible and tailored to individual requirements, which will allow Institutions to determine their own benefit and excess periods. Coverage by insurance providers/brokers or a discretionary mutual arrangement should be offered for (but need not be limited to) absences caused by the following circumstances: • Accident • Illness • Compassionate leave • Jury service • Suspension • Maternity/paternity • Adoption • Bereavement • Mental health • Stranded staff • Hazardous sports/winter activities • Pre-existing conditions • Other ongo

Value

Amount
30,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Service Coverage, Claims Management, Service Delivery and Social Value
Type
quality
Description
85.00%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
15.00%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
United Kingdom

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-106748
Name
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD3
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M6 6AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 1619740947
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-2380
Name
Education

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M6 6AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Procurement House

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Education

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-6499
Name
Crescent Purchasing Consortia

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M6 6AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Procurement House

Identifier

Legal Name
Crescent Purchasing Consortia
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-149499
Name
Class Staff Absence

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD10 9TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3rd Floor, Jade Building, Biz Space Albion Mills

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Class Staff Absence

Contact

Telephone
+44 7947877757
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-149500
Name
THE EDUCATION MUTUAL LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
MANSFIELD
Postal Code
NG18 1BN
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
THE EDUCATION MUTUAL LIMITED

Contact

Telephone
+44 1623287840
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-15033
Name
Schools Advisory Service

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Derbyshire
Postal Code
DE55 2DS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trigg house, 11 Maisies way

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Schools Advisory Service

Contact

Telephone
+44 1773814400
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-149501
Name
Schools UK

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS6 4BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1A Moor Road, Schools UK

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Schools UK

Contact

Telephone
+44 7810320888

Award information

Award 1
Id
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Title
Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-149499
Name
Class Staff Absence
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-149500
Name
THE EDUCATION MUTUAL LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-15033
Name
Schools Advisory Service
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-149501
Name
Schools UK

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Title
Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services
Status
active
Award ID
028105-2025-CA15336-1
Date Signed
28 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
30,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Salford · UKD3 · M6 6AJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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