The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement service has established a framework agreement with 2 Lots, each Lot having a single supplier, to deliver Optional Remuneration Arrangement (OPRA) benefit schemes that will provide a range of personal and home technology employee benefits in two different ways to suit the needs of Participating Organisations.

Lot 1 Promotional Windows Based Salary Sacrifice Schemes.

Lot 2 Always Open Salary Sacrifice Scheme.

Participating Organisations may choose to open multiple windows for salary sacrifice schemes in each year that the framework agreement operates. Promotional windows may be seasonally-based (e.g. Easter, summer holidays, back to school, Christmas) and/or based around particular events, such as major sporting championships. This Lot is designed for Participating Organisations who prefer to concentrate their salary sacrifice schemes around specific events or specific times of the year.

The salary sacrifice scheme is permanently available to employees of a Participating Organisation. This allows employees to take advantage of the scheme at a time which suits them.