--- title: "Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c788" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c788" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c788.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c788.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HOME OFFICE" published: "2023-05-10" --- # Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023 Buyer: HOME OFFICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c788 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c788) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c788.json) ## Summary The Home Office is inviting bids for the Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023 tender, which falls under the Health and social work services category. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline set for 10:00 on 12th June 2023. The contract value is approximately £2,000,000. The Home Office seeks a provider to manage medical appeal boards for police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, under a framework agreement that includes services such as board administration, recruitment, training, and legal support. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing law, consulting, and other business services to compete for a framework agreement with the Home Office. The contract duration is initially three years, with a potential one-year extension. Businesses in the UK region are well-suited to participate, with the selection criteria focusing on transparency and the ability to provide services to Police and Fire Services. The tender process involves electronic and written submissions through the Home Office's e-Sourcing Portal. ## Notice This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-Sourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. It should be noted that it may take up to 10 working days for Dun and Bradstreet to respond with a DUNS number. Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing: CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk Please respond by 10:00, 12th June 2023. Your email should be entitled 'PAFMAB C25145' - and must state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The email will be processed, and the supplier will be granted access to the procurement via the e-Sourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to confirm. The Secretary of State for the Home Department ('the Home Office') has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales and for the fire service in England only. Policing in Scotland and the fire service in both Wales and Scotland are devolved powers. However, the requirements under the framework being tendered relate to both policing and fire in England, Scotland and Wales. As part of this responsibility, the Home Office is empowered to consider any appeal by a pension scheme member against a decision made by a police force or fire authority in relation to an ill-health pension or injury benefit award. In order to administer such appeals, the Home Office appoints a contractor with the capability to appoint and manage independent appeal boards staffed by qualified medical practitioners. The current framework expires on 30.09.2023 and the Home Office is inviting bids from organisations for the replacement framework. Services: The Home Office requires a provider to manage boards of medical referees who will conduct medical appeals under the appropriate police and fire pension regulations in England, Wales, and Scotland. The required services comprise the provision of regional Medical Appeal Boards for the police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, in accordance with relevant pension and injury benefit regulations. Scope: The scope of the Framework Agreement includes the following: * Administering Police and Fire Medical Appeal Boards, * Recruitment and training of board members with appropriate expertise, * Monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators, * Producing annual and quarterly reports submitted formally to the Home Office, * Access to legal advice both before and after the hearings, whether from providers own legally qualified staff or through external legal advisers' and 'post decision casework, * Providing stakeholders, such as pension authorities, selected medical practitioners, fire trades unions and the Police Federation with at least one day of training per year in relation to Medical Appeal Boards. Training will be based on stakeholder needs and feedback from board members and is distinct from training provided by parent organisations, * To ensure independence of the appeal board process. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Home office is seeking to create a Framework Agreement with the appointment of one supplier to manage boards of medical referees who will conduct medical appeals under the appropriate police and fire pension regulations in England, Wales, and Scotland. The required services comprise the provision of regional Medical Appeal Boards for the police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, in accordance with relevant pension and injury benefit regulations. The framework shall cover a period of three (3) years, with an option to extend the framework at the Home Office's discretion for a further one-year period (up to a maximum of 4 years). The framework agreement is primarily intended for use by UK Police and Fire Services who will call off from the framework agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013277-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HOME OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 May 2023 at 10:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013277-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/home-office - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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