Award of Staff Benefits Framework Agreement (Excluding Lots 7 & 12) by ESPO

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ESPO awarded a contract to see attachment for a Staff Benefits Framework Agreement (excluding Lots 7 & 12) to provide UK local authorities and public bodies with a route to purchasing employee benefits via voluntary benefits and salary sacrifice schemes, including cycle to work, childcare vouchers, holiday purchasing, qualifications and workplace training, mobile and IT purchasing, car leasing, workplace parking, travel to work, healthcare and wellbeing benefits, retail and leisure discounts, and a fully managed service.

The framework was initially for use by local authorities served by ESPO and may be open to other permissible users across the UK, such as local authority councils, educational establishments, central government departments and their agencies, police, fire and rescue and coastguard emergency services, NHS and HSC bodies, registered charities, and registered social landlords.

Lots 1-11 were envisaged to be awarded to one or multiple suppliers per lot, while Lot 12 was to be awarded to a single supplier.

An eAuction process may be used for subsequent call-off contracts.

The contract value was AUD 79,000,000.