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NHSE1110 Primary Care Occupational Health Services - WY (RFI)

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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Planning

03 Aug 2026 at 09:12

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, supported by North of England Commissioning Support, is preparing a procurement for primary care occupational health services across West Yorkshire. The requirement is for health services supporting occupational health provision in primary care settings, with the market engagement intended to help the commissioner understand how services could be delivered locally. The eventual service geography and number of contract lots have not yet been settled and will be informed by market feedback. The contracting authority is the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, with NECS managing the process on its behalf. This will suit providers delivering occupational health services to primary care organisations, NHS bodies or similar healthcare employers across West Yorkshire.

This is a planned Request for Information and Provider Selection Regime intended-approach exercise, not a call for competition or a pre-qualification process. The buyer expects to use market responses to shape the future locality coverage and number of lots. RFI documentation is expected to be available from 3 August 2026, with completed questionnaires requested by 12:00 noon on 17 August 2026. A subsequent notice is provisionally expected on 15 September 2026, although this is an indicative date. Further market engagement may follow the review of responses. The future award is intended to fall under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will not apply. Potential future procurement may involve TUPE and New Fair Deal pension considerations.

This engagement is relevant to established occupational health providers, NHS or primary-care health organisations, and specialist suppliers with the capacity to support services across West Yorkshire. Providers should be prepared to explain their appetite, operational capacity and preferred delivery geography, since the responses will help determine the eventual localities and lot structure. Experience of delivering occupational health services for healthcare employers or primary care workforces is likely to be useful, alongside the clinical, management and reporting capability needed to provide a reliable regional service. Organisations considering participation should also assess their ability to manage staff-transfer implications under TUPE and the New Fair Deal approach, including pension arrangements where public-sector staff may transfer to an independent provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHSE1110 Primary Care Occupational Health Services - WY (RFI)

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Primary Care Occupational Health Services across West Yorkshire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Primary Care Occupational Health Services across West Yorkshire. The Relevant Authority intend to use this Market Engagement exercise to support and inform the locality and number of lots for delivery of the services. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. If you find that you need any advice or support in registering, please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site on 03 August 2026. Completed RFI questionnaires must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 17 August 2026. Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Following review of returned RFI responses, should the commissioner wish to seek further clarification to any part of the responses, further market engagement may be carried out. Providers will be made aware of these arrangements via the Atamis system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d988
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072992-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 4AS
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Further Information

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