Notice Information
Notice Title
HCC Jan 2024 - PPME for the Procurement of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Contract
Notice Description
Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ('PPME') in relation to the Procurement of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Contract.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Hertfordshire County Council currently has a Contract for the provision of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Services. This Contract is due to expire on 31st March 2025 and has been in place since April 2019. The Council also has an Occupational Health (OH) Contract that is also due to end March 2025. This PPME will predominantly explore the EAP market but will also make consideration for re-tender models for OH and EAP should the Council wish to procure together. The purpose of this pre-procurement market engagement is to understand the current EAP market including the developments in this market since the Council last procured and the current market value of the service/s. The Council will be aiming to continue on the current journey of continuous development while offering value for money.The current value of the EAP Contract is an estimated PS40,000 per annum based on an average headcount of approx. 9,500. The Contract provides EAP services to Council departments and wholly owned trading companies. To give consideration for future arrangements for the Employee Assistance Programme, with the potential to align this with other wellbeing contracts such as the Occupational Health Contract. This includes the provider/s working together on wellbeing interventions and events and where suitable referring employees within the services to ensure they get the support they require.It is envisaged that the length of the new agreement will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 5 years if necessary, start date being 1st April 2025. The successful contractor(s) will need to ensure a smooth handover with the current contractors as per the existing Contract prior to the start of the new Contract with the flexibility to extend. It is the intention to allow a 6 month implementation timeframe and this is included in the initial procurement timetable, however this may be reduced depending on the outcome of this pre procurement market engagement.The Council will be aiming to go out to tender in Spring 2024.Following PPME the Council may look to hold supplier meetings and should these go ahead these would be held in early 2024. Further details are in the PPME document.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042bf3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000763-2024
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Jan 2024Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Strategic Procurement Group
- Contact Email
- anita.shipman@hertfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01707292601
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORD
- Postcode
- SG13 8DE
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Further Information
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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