Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Occupational Health Consultancy
Notice Description
Provision of a Consultant Occupational Health Physician service to the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of a Consultant Occupational Health Physician service to the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (and any agreed external clients) Hours: Two PAs per week Responsible to: Occupational Health & Wellbeing Nurse Manager Accountable to: Deputy Chief People Officer (Culture & Organisational Development)
Options: 6 month option to extend
Procurement Information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award Due to the urgency of an unexpected even the COCH needed to make an urgent award for the OH Pysician requirement. COCH current supplier unexpectedly took early retirement, therefore it was not possible for COCH not to have a service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06841a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034655-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85147000 - Company health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £44,264 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHESTER
- Postcode
- CH2 1UL
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Upton
- Westminster Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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