Notice Information
Notice Title
QU088 - Employee Assistance Programme
Notice Description
Birmingham City Council requires a supplier for the provision of Employee Assistance Service. The Contractor will develop and provide a workplace Employee Assistance Programme ("EAP") which will be made available to all Eligible Users that is designed to assist productivity and attendance issues within the workplace by supporting employees to identify and resolve personal and or work concerns. Services provided must include, but are not limited to: * 24-hour free phone telephone support, 365 days per year * Website information and services with interactive content, fact sheets and online services. * Money advice and debt management. * Child and elder care information services. * Legal information and guidance (within HMRC current guidelines). * Information on emotional, work-life and workplace issues. * Short-term psychological services, including provision of time limited telephone counselling (6 sessions per employee) at a time convenient to the Eligible User. The provision of such services is to be determined by assessment of the Eligible User carried out by a professionally qualified member of staff (i.e. counsellor). * Signposting to workplace and community resources not available within the scope of the EAP. This includes signposting to the Council for face to face counselling if assessed as being necessary in the assessment outlined above. This contract will be for a period of 2 years commencing 1st April 2018 until 31st March 2020 with an option to extend for a further 12 months subject to cost and satisfactory performance BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the tender documentation. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the tender documentation no later than 12:00 hours on 26th January 2018 using the Supplier Portal. Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e0941654-b8a7-4fb1-b2d7-def54e53a892
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10538451-e7c4-4e22-8e52-d887752b935a
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
72250000 - System and support services
72253200 - Systems support services
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85312310 - Guidance services
85312320 - Counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20188 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jan 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Manjit Samrai, Marie Hadley
- Contact Email
- manjit.samrai@birmingham.gov.uk, marie.m.hadley@birmingham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0121 303 0349, 0121 303 7746
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 7WB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10538451-e7c4-4e22-8e52-d887752b935a
12th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/
Additional information on how to apply for this contract
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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