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Occupational Health Services

Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Jun 2021 at 12:00

Award Notice
Tender

19 Mar 2021 at 12:07

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for Occupational Health Services is led by Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, with a total contract value of £3,000,000. This tender falls under the health and social work services category and has been awarded under an open procurement method. The initial contract period commenced on 1 September 2021, and there is an option to extend the contract for an additional one or two years. The tender process is located in the UK and was completed recently with the standstill period now having concluded.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in occupational health services, particularly for those able to provide comprehensive health support and advisory services to multiple organisations. Companies that can demonstrate the ability to deliver quality services while managing costs effectively would be well-suited to compete. Potential bidders should prepare to offer flexible and responsive services, including the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme as part of the overall health service provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Occupational Health Services

Notice Description

The provision of occupational health service for employees in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East and various ASDV's / companies as detailed in the FTS advert and Invitation to Tender.

Lot Information

Occupational Health

The provision of occupational health service for employees in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East and various ASDV's / companies as detailed in the FTS advert and Invitation to Tender. Additional information: Standstill has now concluded.

Options: option to extend the contract 1+1 years. Option to utilise the Employee Assistance Programme (scoped in to the contract).

Renewal: There is an option to extend the contract.

Employee Assistance Programme

The Provider shall provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which should be used for all employees who require counselling. This should be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and 365 days per year. The service must: * have capacity to provide various counselling and support formats for a large and diverse workforce with suitably qualified counsellors and advisors. * provide therapies including counselling, financial advice, CBT and other psychological interventions as a minimum will be provided to employees via a self-referral process. The provider will be able to cater for individuals via 24/7 on line and telephony lines and have the ability to facilitate a face to face service * provide the best possible resource for our employees and managers. * adhere to the UK EAPA standards or equivalent. * The following will be expected as a minimum from the provider; * Unlimited 24/7 Telephony Counselling and Support * Online Counselling, Information and Support (technology such as apps) * Up to 8 face to face counselling sessions per issue per employee with capacity for this to be carried out virtually at the wish of an employee during a pandemic such as COVID-19. * Employees if they wish, are able to attend counselling sessions close to their home or work address to avoid additional travel time or expense to them. * A Manager Support Helpline and Stress Intervention * A Financial Support Line * Group Counselling * Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) * Apps and online information that provide employees with resources around physical and mental wellbeing such as mindfulness, breathing techniques, sleeping courses and advice on living with chronic conditions based on physiotherapy Additional information: All of the tender documents are available free of charge on the Chest. Bidders must ensure they are registered at www.the-chest.org.uk Please express your interest in the opportunity on the Chest and download the documents. Note that the bidder is responsible for this, the authority will not send out any information direct to bidders. This is being tendered under the Light Touch Regime. Note that we will not accept bids for the EAP lot alone. Any bids for EAP must have a valid tender submitted for the Occupational Health Service. The organisations may decide not to award this lot if it best value to only award the OH service.

Options: option to extend 1 + 1 years

Renewal: The original contract period is 3 years (36 months), there is an option to extend the contract by 1+ 1 years. Please note that each organisation will hold their own contract, so an extension granted by one organisation does not mean that all the contracts are extended. Each contract will be treated individually and the organisations representative will advise whether their contract will end at the original term or be extended.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d5d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013853-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Jun 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Apr 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jun 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
3 years or longer if the extensions are taken out

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council
Additional Buyers

ANSA

ANSA Environmental Services Limited

Alliance Environmental; Services (AES)

Brio Leisure CIC

Cheshire East Borough Council

Cheshire East Council

Cheshire West Recycling

Cheshire West Recycling - CWR

Edsential

Everybody Sport and Recreation Trust (Trading as Everybody Ltd)

Orbitas Bereavement Services Limited

Tatton Enterprises Limited

Transport Service Solutions Limited

Vivo Care Choices

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH65 0BE
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
TLD62 Cheshire East, TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gel Limited t/a Healthwork

Further Information

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