Planning

De Montfort University market engagement: Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Occupational Health Services

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

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Planning

14 Nov 2025 at 17:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

De Montfort University, located in Leicester, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for an Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Occupational Health Services. This initiative falls under the service category, with a gross procurement value of £432,000. The procurement process is intended to address personnel, payroll, and company health services within the UKF region. Preliminary market engagement was initiated on 14th November 2025, with a live supplier engagement event scheduled for 24th November 2025. Responses are due by 1st December 2025. This planning stage aims to finalise service specifications and procurement routes, anticipating that the procurement process will be launched in early 2026 and contract awards completed by the end of May 2026. Service provision under the new contracts is set to begin on 8th July 2026.

This procurement process presents substantial business growth opportunities for companies specialising in personnel and payroll services, as well as company health services. Given its scale and requirements, it is especially advantageous for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of delivering comprehensive employee assistance and occupational health services. Engaging in this contract will allow businesses not only to collaborate with a reputable academic institution like De Montfort University but also to enhance their market footprint in the public sector by delivering essential health and personnel services. Participating companies will have the chance to align their offerings with the outlined specifications and potentially establish a long-term relationship, considering the contract period extends to 2029 with a possibility of renewal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

De Montfort University market engagement: Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Occupational Health Services

Notice Description

The aim of this supplier engagement process is for the University to share our present thinking around the requirement, contract format and proposed procurement process for our future Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Employee Occupational Health Services (OH) requirements, obtain a better idea of the current capability and readiness of the market with regard to provision of these services, and to assess whether our outline requirement for supply of these services is realistic and in line with what is available.

Planning Information

For all other information including our supplier engagement pack (which is to be completed and returned), please go to the In-Tend e tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home TIMETABLE - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice issued: Friday 14th November - Supplier engagement live event: Monday 24th November, 1pm. All potential suppliers welcome to this open session, please join via the Teams link. - Responses to be submitted by: Monday 1st December - Next steps: We will review responses to our Market Engagement and complete final specifications for the service requirements. We will also finalise our choice of the format and the route for procurement, and all organisations which have taken part in the Supplier Engagement will be notified of these prior to the procurement(s) being launched. It is anticipated that the procurement(s) will be launched in early 2026 with contract award by the end of May 2026, for service provision under the new contract(s) to begin from Wednesday 8th July 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e1f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074168-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

85147000 - Company health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£432,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@dmu.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 9BH
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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