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WDC Occupational Health Services Contract

Wealden District Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 10:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wealden District Council bought occupational health services for its employees and prospective employees, using an appointed external provider. The scope covers pre-employment health assessments, medical referrals and ill-health determinations. It may also include counselling, vaccination services and health screening, so the requirement is relevant to occupational health providers able to deliver both employment-related assessments and wider workplace health support. The buyer is Wealden District Council, based in Hailsham, East Sussex. The procurement is categorised as health services. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot covering the full occupational health provision rather than separate lots for individual service types.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The contract was signed on 22 May 2026 and runs from 24 May 2026 to 24 May 2028, with an option for one further 12-month extension by written notice on the same terms. The contract value is £29,166.67 excluding VAT and £35,000 including VAT. COPE Occupational Health Services Limited was awarded the contract for the single lot, under a below-threshold limited competition. The resulting contract is active. The published outcome identifies the services and successful supplier, but does not set out a separate award date or detailed scoring criteria.

This procurement demonstrates a defined requirement for an occupational health provider supporting a local authority workforce and recruitment process. Businesses competing for similar work would need to provide pre-employment assessments, medical referrals and ill-health determinations reliably, with the clinical expertise and processes to support employment decisions. The potential wider scope favours providers able to add counselling, vaccination and health-screening services rather than offering assessment work alone. Credible competitors would also need sufficient operational capacity to manage referrals and appointments for council employees and prospective employees, maintain consistent service delivery through an external-provider model, and present a clear, joined-up occupational health offer for a public-sector workforce.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WDC Occupational Health Services Contract

Notice Description

To source a provider for our occupational health services, via an appointed third party, to Council employees and prospective employees. The services will comprise pre-employment assessments, medical referrals and ill-health determinations, and may also include counselling, vaccination services and health screening.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f43e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084750-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£29,166 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 May 2026 - 24 May 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wealden District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HAILSHAM
Postcode
BN27 2AX
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wealden
Electoral Ward
Hailsham Central
Westminster Constituency
Sussex Weald

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COPE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ERGONOMIC SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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