Tender: Company‑Sponsored Healthcare Cash Plan for HIE and WES Employees — Highlands, Islands & Edinburgh

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HIE is seeking a single supplier to deliver a company‑sponsored Healthcare Cash Plan Benefit for HIE and WES employees (headcount 247). The plan must provide a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits and reimburse everyday healthcare expenses up to set limits, and must be available across the whole of the Highlands and Islands as well as Edinburgh. Services are expected to commence in December 2026 for an initial two‑year period, with HIE having the option to extend twice for up to one year each (2+1+1). The two‑year budget available to deliver the company‑sponsored scheme is between GBP 40,000 and GBP 66,000 (excluding VAT) and is inclusive of Insurance Premium Tax; there is potential additional income of an estimated GBP 5,000 per annum for Optional Enhanced Cover contracted directly between the HIE/WES employee and the supplier (this is not evaluated).