Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Occupational Health Services
Notice Description
The procurement is for the provision of comprehensive Occupational Health (OH) services for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS). Services must support staff health, fitness for duty, and legal compliance, tailored to the high-risk nature of fire and rescue roles. The supplier is required to deliver a full OH solution, including digital portal access for case management and reporting. Core services include pre-employment medicals, health surveillance, management referrals, ill-health retirement assessments, and rehabilitation support. Specialist services include vaccinations, needle-stick injury response, psychiatric referrals, and 24/7 drug and alcohol testing. Infrastructure support may involve use of Agecroft Fire Station and mobile service delivery. The contract demands performance against a robust KPI framework, regular reporting, and minimal system downtime. The supplier must provide fully qualified OH professionals and maintain high service standards. Procurement was conducted via an Open Competitive ITT process to ensure alignment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050b4f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062980-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
71317200 - Health and safety services
75120000 - Administrative services of agencies
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,112,725 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,112,725 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,578,464 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,578,464 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Oct 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jul 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-08-31
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 6EU
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062980-2025
7th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045095-2025
1st August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018395-2025
1st May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018389-2025
1st May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index
This Invitation to Tender document is issued via The Chest, the North West Procurement portal. Search by reference number Contract Ref: DN 773067 GMCA Ref: GMCA 1361
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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