Notice Information
Notice Title
Optima Health Employee Assistant Programme
Notice Description
Provision of Employee Assistance Programme service to all staff at Dorset Healthcare - wellbeing support including counselling. Further 6 month extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0610b6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007518-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £26,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Aug 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Sep 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Procurement Department
- Contact Email
- alice.march@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- 01202 277000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- POOLE
- Postcode
- BH17 0RB
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Electoral Ward
- Canford Heath
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007518-2026
28th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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