Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme
Notice Description
CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) will go to Tender to establish an Agreement with a suitably experienced and qualified Supplier for the Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme requirement. The successful Supplier should be able to meet this requirement by providing a cost effective and efficient service that will meet the needs of the stakeholders.
Lot Information
Occupational Health
avid MacBrayne HR (UK) Ltd (DMHR) has the requirement to establish a Framework Agreement for Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services, with the aim of boosting wellbeing and ultimately reducing absence and sickness. Lot 1 - Occupational Health Core services include: Case referrals Case conferences Ill health retirement assessments Pre-employment referrals Full medicals Generic advice - case management None core services: Statutory and non-statutory health surveillance Injury benefits and other pension benefits Health screening Lifestyle screening Immunisation/vaccination Workplace assessments Specialist medicals/examinations Diagnostic testing and laboratory investigations Specialist interventions and alternative therapies Health promotion activity Neurodiverse support overseas work advice Awareness training and support for policy development Onsite service delivery Home visits 'Fast track'/emergency appointment
Renewal: Up to an additional 24 months which may be split into two 12-month extension options
Employee Assistance ProgrammeEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides support and guidance to the employees to help them deal with personal and work-related problems. EAP includes: Telephone counselling services Face-to-face counselling sessions Mental health support Bereavement support Neurodiversity support Information services Online information system Advice for carers Advice for management staff, for example, mental health, available via website Referral procedures
Renewal: Up to an additional 24 months which may be split into two 12-month extension options
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05816b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046082-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £290,162 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CALMAC FERRIES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Ryan Armour
- Contact Email
- ryan.armour@calmac.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1475650230
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GOUROCK
- Postcode
- PA19 1QP
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Inverclyde
- Electoral Ward
- Inverclyde West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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