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Employee Assistance Programme

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 May 2024 at 14:00

Tender

24 Apr 2024 at 10:52

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme in the services category. The contract's start date is 1st August 2024, running for three years with a possible extension. The main procurement method is an open procedure with a total value of £200,000. The tender period ends on 24th May 2024, with the bid opening at the University of Hertfordshire.

This tender for the Employee Assistance Programme offers business growth opportunities for qualified service providers in the area of company health services. Companies providing services such as tele-counselling, cognitive behavioral therapy, and financial advice are well-suited to compete. The University of Hertfordshire is the buying organisation, seeking qualified staff to support its employees, presenting a chance for companies in the health services industry to engage in a potential long-term contract.

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Notice Title

Employee Assistance Programme

Notice Description

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of the Employee Assistance Programme. The contract will run from the 1st August 2024 for three (3) years until 31st July 2027. At the end of the first three years, the University will have an option to extend for a further two years in twelve month increments. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and service, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. The contractor will provide the service using qualified staff to provide support and guidance to University staff. Update: Following a review of the Invitation to Tender documentation and the specification, the University of Hertfordshire has elected to abort this tender exercise to refine these elements further.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contractor will provide the service using qualified staff to provide support and guidance to University staff. The service will include (but is not limited to):- One off (ad-hoc) telephone or e-counselling.- Structured telephone counselling (STC).- Structured e-counselling (SEC).- Online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).- Structured face to face counselling (F2F).- Legal information.- Financial information.- Debt information.- Health and Wellbeing information.- Trauma management consultancy.- Management/staff helpline.

Renewal: This will be retendered at the end of the contract

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0454ca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016348-2024
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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85147000 - Company health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Contact Name
Procurement
Contact Email
procurement-professionalservices@herts.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HATFIELD
Postcode
AL10 8NE
Post Town
St Albans
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
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Hatfield South West
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

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