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Occupational Health Services (temporary cover)

Sefton Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 12:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sefton Council procured temporary occupational health adviser cover for a physician. The requirement is a health and social work service supporting the council’s occupational health function. It is a service rather than a goods or works contract, and the stated scope is focused on providing temporary professional cover. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The council is the public-sector buyer and the selected provider is Nation occupational health ltd, an SME based in Wilmslow. The requirement may be relevant to occupational health providers able to supply adviser cover for public-sector employers, particularly businesses with access to suitably qualified occupational health personnel and experience supporting clinical or workplace health services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. There was one completed lot. Nation occupational health ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2027. Its value is £126,735 excluding VAT and £152,082 including VAT. The contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so the published outcome does not set out a scored evaluation basis. This was a single-supplier award for the temporary occupational health adviser cover requirement.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Sefton Council, this award demonstrates a requirement for temporary occupational health adviser cover for a physician, delivered through a below-threshold direct route and at a substantial service scale. A credible competitor would need to provide occupational health services and secure suitably qualified adviser capacity for temporary deployment. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a specialist smaller provider rather than only by a large national organisation. Relevant businesses should therefore focus on occupational health capability, dependable clinical resourcing and the ability to support a council employer’s workplace health needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Occupational Health Services (temporary cover)

Notice Description

Occupational Health Adviser temporary cover for Physician

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085831-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£126,735 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 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
Sefton Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOOTLE
Postcode
L20 3NJ
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Derby
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Nation Occupational Health Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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