Provision of an Occupational Health Service

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                "description": "Cumberland Council is committed to placing health and wellbeing at the centre of everything we do. We recognise that a healthy, supported, and resilient workforce is essential to delivering high-quality, inclusive public services that reflect the needs of our residents and communities. Our ambition is to achieve positive outcomes in health and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability across Cumberland. The Council is currently reviewing its options for the future delivery of its Occupational Health Service (OHS), as the existing hosted service arrangements are due to conclude on 31 March 2026. We are seeking services that will help us improve workforce attendance, meet statutory obligations around health surveillance, and identify preventative measures to reduce sickness absence. The service will also play a key role in promoting employee wellbeing and supporting the Council's strategic priorities as set out in the Cumberland Council Plan. An early draft of the service specification will be shared with the market shortly and will be attached to this notice once available. The Council is committed to conducting procurement in a fair, transparent, and inclusive manner in line with the Procurement Act 2023. As part of our preliminary market engagement, we invite all interested suppliers to attend an open session which will provide further information and aims to explore opportunities and gather initial feedback. This session will be held on MS Teams on 9th September 2025 at 13:45 to 14:45 In addition to the group session, we will offer optional one-to-one conversations via MS Teams at the below timeslots with suppliers to better understand market capabilities and perspectives. Date Time Wed 10/09/2025 12 noon to 1pm 1pm to 2pm 3pm to 4pm Thursday 11/09/2025 9am to 10am Wednesday 24/09/2025 12 noon to 1pm 1pm to 2pm 3pm to 4pm Thursday 25/09/2025 9am to 10am 10am to 11am 12noon to 1pm 2pm to 3pm 3pm to 4pm 4pm to 5pm To ensure transparency, a summary of key questions and answers (FAQs) arising from these discussions will be published following the engagement. If you wish to attend the engagement session, please email jack.hewitson@cumberland.gov.uk by 9th September 9am To book a one-to-one meeting please email jack.hewitson@cumberland.gov.uk by 12th September 5pm If you have any questions ahead of the meeting on 9th September please email lisa.studholme@cumberland.gov.uk The details of the engagement session are on the Councils Portal The Chest https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ reference DN788584",
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