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Staff Health Ltd - OH Insourcing Services Oct 26 - April 27

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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14 Oct 2026 at 14:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust commissioned external occupational health (OH) insourcing services from Staff Health. The requirement was to provide OH services while the Trust had more time to recruit substantive staff, with the intention of reducing the need for external provision. The procurement is categorised as physical wellbeing services (CPV 98330000). The buyer is the NHS Foundation Trust serving Mid and South Essex; its address is in Basildon. The service relates to the Trust’s workforce, though the procurement data does not specify delivery sites or a more detailed breakdown of the OH services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Staff Health. The Trust used a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 13 October 2026 to 5 April 2027. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). There is one lot, covering the service requirement as a whole. The source describes this as a new contract because the previous contract had been fully spent and its available increase had already been used; this contract was intended to allow time for substantive OH staff to be employed. No separate evaluation criteria are provided.

This award shows demand from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust for external occupational health capacity as a bridge while it recruits its own substantive staff. A credible provider for a similar requirement would need to deliver occupational health services reliably enough to support the Trust’s workforce during a defined interim period, and to scale its service to the buyer’s needs. The award went to Staff Health, an SME, demonstrating that this type of service was supplied by a smaller provider. The Trust used a below-threshold direct award without competition for this contract, so the award does not demonstrate a competitive evaluation model or published technical qualifications. Suppliers with relevant OH delivery capability and the capacity to provide temporary external cover are the closest fit to the requirement shown.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Staff Health Ltd - OH Insourcing Services Oct 26 - April 27

Notice Description

Staff Health Ltd - OH Insourcing Services Oct 26 - April 27 New contract as old contract has been fully spent. No further options to increase value as already utilized CCN for up to 50% of original contract value (W219334/C414902 ) New contract is to allow more time for substantive OH staff to be employed, negating the need for the service to be provided externally

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0787b0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097063-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98330000 - Physical well-being services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 5 Apr 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BASILDON
Postcode
SS16 5NL
Postcode Area
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Basildon
Electoral Ward
Langdon Hills
Westminster Constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STAFF HEALTH LTD

Further Information

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