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title: "2324-03-SPCC-JB Occupational Health Service for Applicants and Students"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0406b2"
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# 2324-03-SPCC-JB Occupational Health Service for Applicants and Students

Buyer: SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0406b2

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## Summary

Sheffield Hallam University has completed an award contract for the provision of an Occupational Health Service (OHS) to assess the health of applicants and students on regulated courses like teacher education and health and social care. The contract covers health assessment, immunisation service, health clearance, and provision of medical opinions. The contract, with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the supplier, focuses on ensuring applicants/students meet required health standards and providing efficient health screening and immunisation services in Sheffield.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses specializing in health services to compete for the University's ongoing Occupational Health Service contract. Suitable businesses should have experience in providing high-quality health screening, student clearance, and continuous improvement services. The University has specified quality criteria, including health screening results, student clearance, fulfilling requirements, and operational improvement. Businesses with capabilities in online systems, continuous improvement processes, and clinic services are well-suited for this opportunity. The contract, valued at £2,723,440, is expected to last for 2 years with the potential for extensions up to 8 years.

## Notice

The University has awarded a contract to an Occupational Health Service (OHS) supplier to assess the health of applicants/students. The OHS will be required to * ensure that all applicants/students on regulated courses (teacher education, health and social care courses) meet the standards of health required by professional and statutory bodies, including provision of an immunisation service. * undertake the health clearance for applicants on regulated courses within a timeframe aligned to the commencement of their course. * provide relevant immunisations for applicants/students on relevant regulated courses within a timeframe aligned to the commencement of placement activity. * provide medical opinion on the ability of any student to independently engage in managing their own health conditions whilst engaging with all aspects of their course of studying, including attendance at university and their attendance on placement where relevant. * provide health screening and immunisation service for [PhD] students on an ad hoc basis

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aims of this tender exercise were as follows. * To select an OH Service who develops an understanding of the University aims, tasks and risk, the working environment, culture and individual requirements of the University. It will also be necessary to develop strong relationships with University staff to enable a clear understanding of needs. * To have an OH service with professional, highly qualified and capable staff to provide medically accurate and timely communication and information to all key stakeholders. * To have an efficient OH service for applicants/students to engage in the assessment of their suitability in a timely, efficient and transparent process. This includes the provision of an online portal (Supplier Portal) through which the online elements of the OH service are provided (see Appendix 2 for details of the Supplier Portal requirements) and automated systems and processes in order to minimise University staff intervention and reduce lack of attendance at clinics (DNAs). * To have a proactive OH service who monitors the health clearance process and vaccination clearance in line with course and placement commencement dates. * To select an OH service who provides management information and monitors key performance indicators to inform decision making and strategic development. * To work with an OH service to develop: accessibility of data, interconnectivity and automated transfers to and from University systems in order to minimise manual input of data which has the potential for human error. * To select an OH service who is committed to continual improvement of processes in order to deliver an efficient service to applicants/students.

Options: The contract is for 2 years and the term may be extended in 3 x 2 year contract extensions provided that the duration of the contract shall be no longer than 8 years.

Renewal: The contract is expected to commence on the 1 April 2024, initially for a period of 2 years. There is a further possibility of 3 x 2-year extension periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006895-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,666,667 |
| Lots value | £2,666,667 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,723,440 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 1WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2024 at 16:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006895-2024
- 29 Sep 2023 at 13:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028809-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity
- https://www.shu.ac.uk

## Provenance

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