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Award of RM6296 FIF2026 Commissioning of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) (NHS Fife)

NHS Fife

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24 Aug 2026 at 09:11

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Fife, also identified as Fife University Health Board, procured an employee assistance programme for its staff. The service sits within occupational health and related services and covers guidance, counselling and wider employee assistance support. Delivery is for NHS Fife in Fife, with the buying organisation based at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline. The requirement is a service rather than goods or construction work, and is relevant to providers of employee assistance programmes, workplace wellbeing services, occupational health support, counselling and related staff welfare provision. The procurement relates to a workforce of 11,455 people, indicating a requirement capable of supporting a substantial public-sector staff population. The classification includes CPV codes 85312300 for guidance and counselling services and 85312320 for counselling services.

This procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the RM6296 Occupational Health and Related Services DPS – GCA. Four bids were recorded. People Asset Management Ltd was selected, with an awarded value of £45,820. The contract is active. The requirement was described as an initial two-year contract, anticipated to commence in October 2026, with an option for up to two further 12-month extensions. The award concerns the employee assistance programme for NHS Fife and was evaluated through the mini-competition process under the relevant dynamic purchasing system. The available outcome information identifies one supplier and one awarded requirement; no separate lot awards are described. The award is therefore a completed procurement outcome rather than a current invitation to submit bids.

For suppliers assessing this buyer’s future requirements, the procurement demonstrates demand for a managed employee assistance programme serving a large NHS workforce. Credible competitors would need to provide employee assistance alongside occupational health-related support, guidance and counselling services, with sufficient operational capacity for 11,455 staff. Experience of delivering structured workplace wellbeing or employee support services would be relevant, as would the ability to operate within a public-sector purchasing route such as the RM6296 occupational health and related services DPS. Providers should be able to demonstrate qualified service delivery, reliable access to counselling and guidance, and the systems needed to support a substantial workforce. The selected supplier’s success indicates that a focused employee assistance and counselling capability was suitable for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of RM6296 FIF2026 Commissioning of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) (NHS Fife)

Notice Description

NHS Fife / Fife University Health Board is undertaking a Mini-Competition for the Commissioning of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) under framework RM6296 Occupational Health and Related Services DPS - GCA. We invite suitably qualified providers to submit a bid in accordance with this Invitation to Bid (ITB). The contract will be for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for up to two (2) twelve-month extension periods, anticipated to commence October 2026. The full staff count within the Authority is 11,455.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000834561
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562892
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£45,820 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Fife
Additional Buyers

Perth & Kinross Council

Scottish Government

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUNFERMLINE
Postcode
KY12 0SU
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Dunfermline North
Westminster Constituency
Dunfermline and Dollar

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Alpha Projects

Democracy Counts Ltd

Ernst & Young LLP (EY)

Jacobs UK Ltd

People Asset Management Ltd

Further Information

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