HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the supply of services allowing access to a wide range of employee benefits with particular focus on those that can be accessed through salary sacrifice, which can be used by employers for the NHS, registered charities, wider public sector, and additional bodies as detailed within the Contract Notice to enhance their offering to employees within wider staff retention strategies.
The scope of this framework agreement includes the provision of a comprehensive range of flexible employment benefits including salary sacrifice schemes either as a managed service solution under Lot 1a, or as a suite of specific employee benefit schemes (one or more employment benefits) under Lot 1b. The framework also includes the provision of a salary sacrifice scheme for Personal Vehicle Leasing (with access to environmentally friendly vehicle options such as Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) under Lot 2 and Financial Wellbeing schemes, services, and solutions under Lot 3.
Under this Lot the Supplier will be able to provide as a Managed Service and via a Digital User Platform access to the core range of Employee Benefits including:
Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work,
Salary Sacrifice - Buying and Selling of Annual Leave,
Salary Sacrifice - Affordable Technology,
Salary Sacrifice - Payroll Giving,
Rewards and Recognition
Employee Discounts
Discounted Gym Membership
Salary Deducted Loans
Insurance and Wellbeing Services including Health Cover
The Lot may also facilitate access to Supplementary Products and services that are designed to enhance employee wellbeing, rewards and recognition, including:
Eyecare Voucher Scheme
Childcare Voucher Scheme
Salary Sacrifice – Pensions (additional voluntary contributions)
Under this Lot the Supplier will be able to provide via a Digital User Platform to access to any one or more of the following range of Core Services:
Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work,
Salary Sacrifice - Buying and Selling of Annual Leave,
Salary Sacrifice - Affordable Technology,
Salary Sacrifice - Payroll Giving,
Rewards and Recognition
Employee Discounts
Discounted Gym Membership
Salary Deducted Loans
Insurance and Wellbeing Services including Health Cover
The Lot will also allow Suppliers to provide access to Supplementary Services that are designed to enhance employee wellbeing, rewards and recognition, including:
Eyecare Voucher Scheme
Childcare Voucher Scheme
Salary Sacrifice – Pensions (additional voluntary contributions)
Note – any Supplier successfully awarded to Lot 1b will only be permitted to supply the Specific Services for which they have been awarded.
Under this Lot the Supplier will be able to provide via a Digital User Platform Personal Vehicle Leasing, allowing Participating Authorities to put in place a scheme for Employees to lease a vehicle for personal use within a Salary Sacrifice scheme.
The Lot will require Suppliers to give particular focus to Green Initiatives in support of mass adoption of ULEV, Full Electric and Hybrid vehicles.
Under this Lot the Supplier will be able to provide via a Digital User Platform, Financial Wellbeing resources and online tools to Employees of Participating Authorities, to support staff with effective financial management and planning including:
Access to money management tools (including early access to salary or wages) for Employees;
Salary deducted loans;
Employee savings;
Employee pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions);
Information and guidance on use of the tools and services offered by awarded Suppliers;
Impartial financial products and services advice; and
Debt management, low-cost borrowing solution and savings or investment products and services advice.