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Occupational Health - Market Engagement

Newcastle City Council

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Planning

07 Sep 2026 at 12:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council is reviewing its occupational health provision and is seeking market input on service models for its workforce. The anticipated service scope covers occupational health services, medical assessments and analysis, physiotherapy, counselling, medical personnel and wider company health support. The Council wants to understand how providers could deliver these services, including innovative approaches and different service models. Delivery is expected across the United Kingdom. This is a services requirement and may suit occupational health providers, healthcare organisations, clinical networks and specialist suppliers able to offer integrated workplace health services. The scope may be refined after the Council assesses the market and considers how best to structure any future procurement.

This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market-engagement stage, not a competition or invitation to tender. Newcastle City Council is using the engagement to inform its options appraisal, future scope, specification, procurement route and commercial model. Suppliers are invited to complete the occupational health market engagement questionnaire by 5 October 2026. The Council currently expects any resulting contract to run from 1 May 2027 to 1 May 2030, with renewal potential extending the maximum period to 1 May 2032. The estimated value is £1.5 million excluding VAT, or £1.8 million including VAT. The requirement is divided into one lot and is above the relevant threshold.

This engagement will suit providers with established occupational health capability and the capacity to support a public-sector workforce across the United Kingdom. Relevant expertise includes workplace health assessments, medical analysis, physiotherapy, counselling, clinical advice and access to suitably qualified medical personnel. Suppliers able to combine several of these services, explain alternative delivery models and demonstrate practical innovation will be well placed to contribute to the Council’s review. The Council is specifically seeking evidence of supplier capacity, available service models, indicative costs and potential approaches to delivery. Organisations should prepare clear information on their operating model, clinical coverage, workforce capacity and ability to support a future integrated service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Occupational Health - Market Engagement

Notice Description

The Council is undertaking an initial review of its occupational health service provision and is seeking to engage with the market to understand available service models, supplier capacity, innovation, indicative costs and potential approaches to delivery. This soft market engagement exercise is intended to inform the Council's options appraisal and any future procurement strategy. It does not constitute a call for competition, nor does it commit the Council to commencing a procurement process or awarding any contract. The Council may use information gathered through this engagement to help shape the scope, specification, procurement route and commercial model for any future opportunity.

Planning Information

An engagement questionnaire, entitled '009635 Occupational Health Market - Engagement Questionnaire' will be accessible via the OPEN platform (www.open-uk.org). Suppliers are invited to complete and return this document by the engagement deadline.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f363
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084355-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33630000 - Medicinal products for dermatology and the musculo-skeletal system

85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

85142100 - Physiotherapy services

85147000 - Company health services

85148000 - Medical analysis services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2027 - 1 May 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
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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