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title: "NEPO523 - Employee Wellbeing Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06a300"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED"
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# NEPO523 - Employee Wellbeing Services

Buyer: THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a300

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## Summary

The Association of North East Councils Limited is planning a procurement process titled "NEPO523 - Employee Wellbeing Services". The procurement is currently in the planning stage, focusing on services that support the physical, mental, financial, and social health of employees, with a framework that includes managed service provision, occupational health, counselling, employee assistance programmes, and benefit schemes. This opportunity spans the United Kingdom and falls under the services category. A preliminary market engagement questionnaire will be available from 10th July 2026, with a submission deadline by noon on 24th July 2026. The actual contract period is planned to start on 1st May 2027 and will end on 30th April 2031.

This procurement opportunity opens avenues for businesses specialising in health services, counselling, occupational health, and employee benefit schemes. It offers a significant platform for providers in the CPV categories such as health services, guidance and counselling services, customer-loyalty programmes, and technology products. With its extensive scope, the tender invites businesses that can deliver comprehensive employee well-being solutions including managed service provision and innovative benefit schemes. Firms with a background in employee support services, reward and recognition schemes, and occupational health are well-suited to compete in this tender. Participation in the market engagement process could provide insights into shaping the framework and illustrate a firm’s capability, though does not guarantee an advantage for future procurement phases.

## Notice

NEPO523 Employee Wellbeing Services aims to provide a route to market for UK Contracting Authorities for a variety of services that can support staff's physical, mental, financial and social health. The Framework will allow Contracting Authorities to select the most relevant and applicable measures to their situations. It is envisaged that the Framework will include the below: - Managed Service Provision - Occupational Health - Counselling Services - Employee Assistance Programmes The Framework will also include Employee Benefit Schemes that cover: - Cycle to Work - Technology Products - Leisure and Retail Discounts - Vehicle Leasing Salary Sacrifice - Reward and Recognition Schemes

### Planning Information

NEPO intend to publish a preliminary market engagement questionnaire via Open e-Tendering system (www.open-uk.org). The questionnaire responses will help NEPO design the framework by providing the level of market interest and provide insight from suppliers on the shaping of the future provision. 
The questionnaire will be made accessible via the Open e-Tendering system on 10 July 2026 with a submission deadline of 16:00 noon on 24th July 2026. Suppliers are encouraged to provide as much detail as possible to ensure the market engagement is meaningful and results in a solution that meets stakeholder needs. Suppliers wishing to access and complete the questionnaire must first register on the e-Tendering system using the following link (www.open-uk.org).
For guidance on how to create an account or submit your questionnaire response through Open, please visit (www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/) to access the available Training Guides. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org. 
PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday 08:30 - 16:30.
Particiption is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Nor does it constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065283-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE8 3DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | Bridges |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 18530000 - Presents and rewards
- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 32250000 - Mobile telephones
- 34110000 - Passenger cars
- 34430000 - Bicycles
- 79342321 - Customer-loyalty programme
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2026 at 14:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065283-2026
- 26 May 2026 at 10:32 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048556-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065283-2026
  10th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048556-2026
  26th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nepo.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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