Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement for Occupational Health Services - Staff and Students

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)

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Planning

02 Dec 2024 at 08:16

Planning

27 Nov 2024 at 11:35

Planning

26 Nov 2024 at 15:37

Planning

26 Nov 2024 at 14:58

Planning

25 Nov 2024 at 15:06

Planning

25 Nov 2024 at 14:29

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Nottingham (UoN) is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Occupational Health Services covering both staff and students. This initiative falls under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services, with the location being the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a key milestone being the engagement end date on 6 December 2024. Interested organisations must submit the Preliminary Market Engagement response document via the UoN's Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal by 16:00 on the same date.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in occupational health services to support the University in managing health and wellbeing proactively. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate. Businesses that can offer market-leading health systems, efficient and customer-focused processes, and expert clinical advice will find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities. The engagement aims to gather information and facilitate early market interaction, setting the stage for a potential future competition.

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Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement for Occupational Health Services - Staff and Students

Notice Description

The University of Nottingham (UoN) requires an Occupational Health Service Provider (the Provider) to support the pro-active management of staff and students' health and wellbeing. The requirement is for the Provider to: Staff/Candidates - * Undertake an ongoing health surveillance programme in line with legislation and UoN requirements (job role dependant). This includes but is not limited to roles in Estates and Facilities, Laboratory Technicians and Academic staff within Engineering, Social Science, Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences and Arts Faculties. * Undertake health clearance for candidates within a timeframe aligned to the commencement of their hire date. * Provide and undertake a staff referral process to give line managers occupational health advice to support with fit to work processes such as reasonable adjustments, absence management, phased return to work and ill health retirement. * Provide relevant immunisations for staff members within timeframes aligned to best practice/legislation/UoN policy. Student * Undertake health clearance/fit to study certification for students on relevant courses within a timeframe aligned to the commencement of their course. * Undertake student fitness to practise checks for those on regulated courses as required by professional and statutory bodies * Provide relevant immunisations for students on relevant courses within a timeframe aligned to the commencement of placement activity. * Provide and undertake a student referral process to give Faculty managers occupational health advice to support fitness to study processes, including attendance at university and their attendance on placement where relevant. * Conduct relevant health surveillance in line with legislative requirements. The main aims of the Occupational Health Services are as follows. * To give the UoN access to market leading occupational health systems and resources. * Provide efficient and customer focused occupational health processes and systems to staff, line managers and students. * Make proactive interventions to improve the UoN staff and student health and wellbeing * Provide the UoN with clinical/expert occupational health advice to support with the management of staff and students. * To support the UoN to be compliant with relevant Health and Safety legislation by providing expert and clinical occupational health knowledge and advice to make sure systems and processes are up to date. The UoN has over 8000 staff members and 34,000 students. The UoN has identified the following occupational health risks linked to specific job roles - driving; animal allergens; spirometry; ionising radiation; biological agents; food handling; HAV's; night work; noise; skin/respiratory sensitisers and skin irritants. Additional information: Where an organisation would like to participate and be invited for the tender opportunity, it shall complete and submit the Preliminary Market Engagement response document to the University by 06 December 2024, 16:00. Your organisation must submit the Preliminary Market Engagement response document to the UoN via the UoN's Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is intended to facilitate early market engagement only and is not a call for competition. The UoN shall not be held liable for any costs whatsoever resulting directly or indirectly from participation in this PME, and is issued to provide and gather information only. The information contained within this PME, or in any communication made between the UoN and any organisation (in relation to this requirement), must not be assumed as creating a contract or agreement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2cbc69b2-da32-4641-aaa1-247ddc84cb77
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c9a6a86-53c1-47f6-90e3-fd7802c732db
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
Contact Name
Elena Taylor
Contact Email
elena.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk
Contact Phone
0115 951 5151

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG7 2NR
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Lenton & Wollaton East
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham South

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c9a6a86-53c1-47f6-90e3-fd7802c732db
    2nd December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
  • https://nottingham.ac.uk/unicore
    Sing-In or create your organisation's Supplier Portal account. To view Active Negotiations - Scroll to the 'Supplier Portal' menu option and click the 'Supplier Portal' tile. Click on 'View Active Negotiations' link, under the Tasks panel. Use the search fields to find relevant Negotiations, then click 'Search' (** a value must be provided for at least one of the indicated fields). To search for Active Negotiations where you have not received a direct invitation (i.e. an 'Open' opportunity), select 'No' under the 'Invitation Received' search field, then click 'Search'. The Search Results will display accordingly. Select the Negotiation number hyperlink (N0000001) and access the opportunity.

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