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Occupational Health Provision

Oxford City Council

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20 Aug 2026 at 11:46

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

20 Aug 2026 at 11:44

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford City Council is planning to retender its occupational health provision, covering company health services for the council. The procurement is intended to support the council’s workforce through occupational health services, with the future specification informed by current market capability and emerging good practice. Areas under consideration include service delivery models, digital capability, clinical capacity, management information and innovation. The work will be delivered for Oxford City Council in Oxford. This is a single planned service requirement and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Suppliers operating in occupational health, employee health, workplace wellbeing or related clinical services may find the scope relevant, particularly where they can provide a broad service rather than a single specialist intervention.

The process is at the planning and early market engagement stage. Oxford City Council is seeking information to inform a future retender, rather than inviting tenders at this stage. Suppliers wishing to participate in the engagement are expected to register on the council’s procurement portal, review the engagement information and complete all or part of a supplier survey. The survey is expected by 11 September 2026 at 14:00. The council expects the next notice to be published by 30 September 2026. The planned contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030. The expected procurement procedure has not been set out. The engagement will explore pricing models, delivery options, innovation, digital capability, clinical capacity and management information.

This planning exercise is most relevant to occupational health providers with the clinical capacity and operational scale to serve a council workforce over a multi-year service period. The council is specifically looking to understand different pricing models and service delivery options, so suppliers able to offer flexible commercial and delivery approaches should prepare useful market evidence. Relevant capability is likely to include occupational health assessment and advice, digitally enabled services, reliable management information and the ability to demonstrate innovation or emerging good practice. Providers should consider how they would evidence clinical quality, capacity, workforce resilience and service performance. SMEs are identified as suitable, so established specialists and smaller providers with credible delivery models may both be well placed when the requirement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Occupational Health Provision

Notice Description

Oxford City Council is undertaking early market engagement to inform the retender of its Occupational Health provision. The purpose of this Request for Information is to understand the current Occupational Health market, including likely pricing models, service delivery options, innovation, digital capability, clinical capacity, management information and any emerging good practice that should be reflected in a future specification.

Planning Information

Suppliers who wish to engage with this early market engagement stage should register at the Oxford City Council procurement portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc/aspx/Home . They will be able to review information about the engagement and download the supplier survey, which should be completed either partially or in full, and submitted via the portal by 11th September at 14:00.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e86d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079380-2026
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

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 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
Oxford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1BX
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Holywell
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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