Notice Information
Notice Title
Occupational Health Services & Employee Assistance Programme
Notice Description
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is seeking market feedback to inform the future design and delivery of an integrated Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service for its workforce. NENC ICB is issuing this prior Information Notice (PIN) as a market engagement exercise Request for Information (RFI) to gather information on the market landscape. This is a market landscape exercise only and is not a guarantee of a future provider selection process and/or contract. The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 23 September 2026 by 5pm . The NENC084 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.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. Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is seeking market feedback to inform the future design and delivery of an integrated Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service for its workforce. This indicative scope for this service covers Core Occupational Health Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & Psychological Support Mental health and psychological wellbeing MSK, Rehabilitation & Prevention Health, wellbeing and prevention Digital, Data & Service Access Attendance and organisational support. Equality, inclusion and access The Intended Outcomes for this service are * Improved employee health, wellbeing, attendance and productivity. * Timely, equitable and confidential access to evidence-based support. * Clear, pragmatic and actionable clinical advice for managers and HR. * Enhanced manager capability and improved employee experience. * Reliable workforce health intelligence to support strategic decision-making. * Compliance with relevant statutory, professional, clinical governance and information governance requirements. * A high-quality, sustainable and value-for-money service model. Additional information: Any future opportunity 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 RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future opportunity once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender Service. It should also be noted that this RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This 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 in the RFI exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f577
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085320-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
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
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- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jan 20274 months to go
- 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 NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Postcode Area
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.