--- title: "Employee Assistance Programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE" published: "2023-02-15" --- # Employee Assistance Programme Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a5b7.json) ## Summary The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is planning a tender for an Employee Assistance Programme, classified under health and social work services. The procurement will involve providing a 24/7 counselling service, employee well-being advice, and management information. The tender is expected to be issued around May 2023, with a contract start date of 1st October 2023. Interested suppliers are requested to express interest by Monday 13th March 2023. The total budget for the potential 5-year contract is estimated to be between £45,000 to £75,000. The buying organisation is the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, a regional authority based in Bradford, United Kingdom. This tender opportunity can benefit businesses specialising in health and social work services, counselling services, and employee assistance programmes. Companies offering 24/7 counselling support, well-being advice, and management information solutions are well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, providing interested businesses with an opportunity to engage with the market early and understand the capacity required to bid and deliver the contract successfully over a potential 5-year period. The tender presents a chance for relevant businesses to collaborate with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and contribute to employee well-being within the region. ## Notice A brief, but non-exhaustive list of the key requirements are as follows:Provide a 24/7, 365 counselling service delivered by a range of methods, including face to face, telephone and e-counselling (incl CBT).Above service to be open to immediate family members.Provide employee well-being advice and material.Provide account management and management information.Further details are held within II.2) Description. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking to engage with the market by obtaining expressions of interest regarding the upcoming tender requirement for our Employee Assistance Programme. We would like to understand the markets interest and its capacity to bid and deliver the contract.A brief, but non-exhaustive list of the key requirements are as follows:Provide a 24/7, 365 counselling service delivered by a range of methods, including face to face, telephone and e-counselling (incl CBT).Above service to be open to immediate family members.Provide employee well-being advice and material.Provide account management and management information.The tender is to be issued approx. May 2023, with a contract start date of 1st October 2023. The contract will be in place for an initial 3 years with the potential to extend to a total of 5 years (1 + 1).We envisage the budget for the full 5-year duration of this contract is to be between approx. PS45,000 - PS75,000.We would welcome suppliers to email their expression of interest to wayne.robinson@westyorksfire.gov.uk and if possible, please provide the following information:Your main contact name, email, and telephone number so that we can contact you with details of our next steps.Which framework/s you are associated to, if any.If you have the interest and capacity to bid within the above tender time frame and the capacity to deliver the contract over the full period.Any additional feedback comments based on the information shown here.Please reply to the above email address by Monday 13th March 2023.This request for information (RFI) is not a call for competition and as such further details will be provided within the tender documents, when the tender is published.We recommend that you register with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue services E-Procurement system 'In-tend' within good time. Please register through the In-Tend portal link found here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wyfrs/aspx/Home ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004584-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE | | Locality | BRADFORD | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD11 2DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Kirklees | | Electoral ward | Birstall and Birkenshaw | | Westminster constituency | Spen Valley | | Delivery location | TLE4 West Yorkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Feb 2023 at 08:43 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004584-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wyfrs/aspx/Home - https://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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