Tender

Occupational Health Services, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care Services.

CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

08 Mar 2017 at 15:15

Tender

22 Feb 2017 at 15:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Commercial Service is initiating a procurement process for a Framework Agreement titled "Occupational Health Services, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care Services" (RM3795), aimed at providing essential health and social work services across the UK, including Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The total value of this opportunity is £92 million, and the procurement method is open, allowing for competitive bidding. The tender period ends on 10 March 2017, following which the contract is expected to commence on 24 May 2017 and run for three years, with a potential extension of one further year. The framework will encompass four distinct lots, permitting suppliers to bid for one or more lots while ensuring a diverse range of providers is selected.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social services, particularly firms that can offer occupational health services, employee assistance, or eye care solutions. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this competitive process, as the framework aims to promote diversity among providers. Engaging in this contract can enable companies to expand their client base within central government and the wider public sector, potentially leading to increased revenue and enhanced market presence in the public procurement landscape.

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Notice Title

Occupational Health Services, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care Services.

Notice Description

Crown Commercial Service (the Authority), intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provisionof Occupational Health Services, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care Services. The FrameworkAgreement will be available to Central Government and Wider Public Sector organisations to provide the Goodsand Services throughout the UK including Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The duration of the RM3795 Framework Agreement is three (3) years with the option to extend the initialFramework period for a maximum of one (1) year in total. The Framework Agreement will be divided into the following four (4) Lots: Lot 1 - Full Service Occupational Health Services and Employee Assistance Programmes, Lot 2 - Occupational Health Services, Lot 3 - Employee Assistance Programmes, Lot 4 - Eye Care Services. Potential Providers have the opportunity to bid for all or any combination of Lots 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 and/or Lot 4.However, in order to ensure that the Framework Agreement benefits from a diverse range of providers, eachPotential Provider bidding for Lots 1, 2 and 3 may only be awarded a maximum of 2 Lots in Lots 1-3 and/or Lot4. In order to ensure that the competition on the Framework Agreement is not distorted, Potential Providers are notpermitted to submit more than 1 Tender for each Lot regardless of whether that Tender is submitted in their ownname or as part of a Group of Economic Operators. If a Potential Provider submits more than 1 Tender for a Lot,the Authority is entitled to disqualify 1 or all of the Tenders submitted by the Potential Provider in respect of therelevant Lot. Please be advised that the Authority does not consider that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection ofEmployment) Regulations 2006 ('TUPE') to be an issue in respect of this Procurement at FrameworkAgreement Award Stage as services are not provided at this level. The Authority considers that the Transfer ofUndertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ('TUPE') may apply at the Call Off stage for Lots 1,2 and 3. It is the responsibility of Potential Providers to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply at the Call Off Contract stage and to act accordingly.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4387cc27-2943-49d4-a553-0389d6f24ec7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcb51dc3-2d33-47b4-960f-9aa5815abce7
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£92,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Mar 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Mar 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 May 2017 - 23 May 2020 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 9PP
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre North
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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