Notice Information
Notice Title
Occupational Health
Notice Description
Provision of Occupation Health Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Contract will be to provide the core services as detailed in the Specification, however, there are certain elements of the core service that will be priced on an as required basis, for example, including but not limited to specific first aid training courses. In addition to these elements section 2.9 of the specification does identify specific activities for which AWE will request quotations on an as required basis.
Renewal: The initial contract term will be a period of 5 years however, AWE will have the right to extend the initial term for a further period of 12 months subject to AWE providing written notice to the Supplier prior to expiry of the initial term.
Planning Information
AWE issued an RFI in August 2024 under Public Contract Regulations 2015 to approximately 34 Suppliers to evaluate the level of interest in the market place 13 responded of which only 7 returned the response. It was stated in the RFI that any information provided by Suppliers for this pre-market engagement will not be considered by the AWE evaluation team as part of any future tender process
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055208
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080905-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
85121000 - Medical practice services
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
85142000 - Paramedical services
85143000 - Ambulance services
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
85147000 - Company health services
85148000 - Medical analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Dec 2099 - 30 Dec 2099 24 hours
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AWE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- aweprocurement@awe.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG7 4PR
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aldermaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080905-2025
9th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036848-2025
2nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034529-2025
23rd June 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034512-2025
23rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034503-2025
23rd June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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