Planning

Employee Assistance Programme

WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

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Planning

15 Feb 2023 at 08:43

Summary of the contracting process

The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is planning a tender for an Employee Assistance Programme, classified under health and social work services. The procurement will involve providing a 24/7 counselling service, employee well-being advice, and management information. The tender is expected to be issued around May 2023, with a contract start date of 1st October 2023. Interested suppliers are requested to express interest by Monday 13th March 2023. The total budget for the potential 5-year contract is estimated to be between £45,000 to £75,000. The buying organisation is the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, a regional authority based in Bradford, United Kingdom.

This tender opportunity can benefit businesses specialising in health and social work services, counselling services, and employee assistance programmes. Companies offering 24/7 counselling support, well-being advice, and management information solutions are well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, providing interested businesses with an opportunity to engage with the market early and understand the capacity required to bid and deliver the contract successfully over a potential 5-year period. The tender presents a chance for relevant businesses to collaborate with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and contribute to employee well-being within the region.

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Notice Title

Employee Assistance Programme

Notice Description

A brief, but non-exhaustive list of the key requirements are as follows:Provide a 24/7, 365 counselling service delivered by a range of methods, including face to face, telephone and e-counselling (incl CBT).Above service to be open to immediate family members.Provide employee well-being advice and material.Provide account management and management information.Further details are held within II.2) Description.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking to engage with the market by obtaining expressions of interest regarding the upcoming tender requirement for our Employee Assistance Programme. We would like to understand the markets interest and its capacity to bid and deliver the contract.A brief, but non-exhaustive list of the key requirements are as follows:Provide a 24/7, 365 counselling service delivered by a range of methods, including face to face, telephone and e-counselling (incl CBT).Above service to be open to immediate family members.Provide employee well-being advice and material.Provide account management and management information.The tender is to be issued approx. May 2023, with a contract start date of 1st October 2023. The contract will be in place for an initial 3 years with the potential to extend to a total of 5 years (1 + 1).We envisage the budget for the full 5-year duration of this contract is to be between approx. PS45,000 - PS75,000.We would welcome suppliers to email their expression of interest to wayne.robinson@westyorksfire.gov.uk and if possible, please provide the following information:Your main contact name, email, and telephone number so that we can contact you with details of our next steps.Which framework/s you are associated to, if any.If you have the interest and capacity to bid within the above tender time frame and the capacity to deliver the contract over the full period.Any additional feedback comments based on the information shown here.Please reply to the above email address by Monday 13th March 2023.This request for information (RFI) is not a call for competition and as such further details will be provided within the tender documents, when the tender is published.We recommend that you register with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue services E-Procurement system 'In-tend' within good time. Please register through the In-Tend portal link found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wyfrs/aspx/Home

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004584-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£75,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
wayne.robinson@westyorksfire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD11 2DY
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire

Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Birstall and Birkenshaw
Westminster Constituency
Spen Valley

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