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title: "Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Counselling Services for Belfast City Council"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031926"
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# Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Counselling Services for Belfast City Council

Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031926

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## Summary

The Belfast City Council has awarded contracts for the Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Counselling Services. The procurement process involved a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. The contracts were awarded to OHRD Ltd for the Occupational Health Service and Apheideo Associates Ltd for the Employee Counselling Service. The contracts are active and have a total value of GBP 1,152,000. The Occupational Health Service contract is for 2 years with the option to renew for an additional year, while the Employee Counselling Service contract has a similar renewal option.

This procurement by Belfast City Council offers business opportunities in the health and social work services sector. Companies providing occupational health services and employee counselling services are well-suited to compete for the contracts. The provision of services will benefit approximately 2500 council staff in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Interested economic operators were required to submit their initial Expression of Interest by the deadline of 28th March 2022. Following the submission deadline, supplier engagement and a tender process were expected to take place, providing further chances for business growth and collaboration within the region.

## Notice

Notice of award of Contract by Belfast City Council for the provision of an Occupational Health Service and an Employee Counselling Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Occupational Health Service for Belfast City Council

Notice of award of an independent occupational health service for Belfast City Council to support approx. 2500 members of staff across a range of job roles and provide the following services: * Medical referrals and assessments for advice on matters including absence management, fitnness for work, rehabilitation, adjustments, redeployments, ill health recommendations, employee counselling support. * Health surveillance and screening * Workplace health asssessments * Driving licence medicals * Pre-employments medicals * Immediate telephone referrals to an OH advisor/nurse * GP and other specialist referrals * Provision of management information reports

Options: The Contract shall be for the period of two years with the option to renew for a further year (up to 12 months)

Lot 2 Employee Counselling Service for Belfast City Council

An independent employee counselling service is required for Belfast City Council to support approx. 2500 members of staff across a range of job roles and provide the following services: * EC referrals, including line management, self, sickness, emergency, specialist, stress related referrals for advice on matters including absence management, fitness for work, rehabilitation, adjustments, redeployments, ill health recommendations, Occupational Health support. * Training of Council staff e.g. stress awareness * Mediation, mentoring * Provision of management information reports

Options: The Contract shall be for the period of two years with the option to renew on for a further year (up to 12 months)

Lot 2 Employee Counselling Service for Belfast City Council

Notice of award of an independent employee counselling service for Belfast City Council to support approx. 2500 members of staff across a range of job roles and provide the following services: * EC referrals, including line management, self, sickness, emergency, specialist, stress related referrals for advice on matters including absence management, fitness for work, rehabilitation, adjustments, redeployments, ill health recommendations, Occupational Health support. * Training of Council staff e.g. stress awareness * Mediation, mentoring * Provision of management information reports

Options: The Contract shall be for the period of two years with the option to renew for a further year (up to 12 months)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023624-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £1,152,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,152,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8DJ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | APHEIDEO ASSOCIATES; OHRD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85147000 - Company health services
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2022 at 13:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023624-2022
- 20 Feb 2022 at 22:44 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004746-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk

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