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title: "Occupational Health Services & Employee Assistance Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f577"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-09"
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# Occupational Health Services & Employee Assistance Programme

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f577

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## Summary

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking market feedback on a future integrated Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme for its workforce. The planned service would combine core occupational health with employee assistance and psychological support, mental health and psychological wellbeing, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and prevention, health and wellbeing support, digital access and data, attendance and organisational support, and equality, inclusion and access. It is intended to improve employee health, wellbeing, attendance and productivity while providing confidential, equitable and evidence-based support. The work would support NHS staff across England, from the North East and North Cumbria to the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. The procurement category is health services.

This process is at the planning stage and is a Request for Information market-engagement exercise, not a call for competition or a pre-qualification process. The buyer expects any future opportunity to be subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The indicative value is £75,000 including the currency stated in the notice. Suppliers wishing to contribute to this exercise should submit the online questionnaire by 5pm on 23 September 2026 through the Atamis portal. The buyer’s indicative date for a future notice is 1 January 2027. Any future contract would seek compliance with statutory, professional, clinical-governance and information-governance requirements, alongside a sustainable and value-for-money service model.

This exercise will suit occupational health providers, employee assistance and psychological-support organisations, and integrated healthcare suppliers able to combine these capabilities in one service model. Relevant strengths include clinical assessment and advice, mental-health and wellbeing support, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, prevention, attendance management and organisational support. Providers should be able to give managers and HR clear, practical clinical advice while maintaining timely, confidential and equitable access for employees. The buyer is also looking for reliable workforce-health intelligence, digital service access and data capability, and a service that supports equality and inclusion. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate how their delivery would meet applicable statutory, professional, clinical-governance and information-governance obligations. This is an opportunity to inform future service design, not to bid for a contract now.

## Notice

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is seeking market feedback to inform the future design and delivery of an integrated Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service for its workforce. NENC ICB is issuing this prior Information Notice (PIN) as a market engagement exercise Request for Information (RFI) to gather information on the market landscape. This is a market landscape exercise only and is not a guarantee of a future provider selection process and/or contract. The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 23 September 2026 by 5pm . The NENC084 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 0988201 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is seeking market feedback to inform the future design and delivery of an integrated Occupational Health (OH) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service for its workforce. This indicative scope for this service covers Core Occupational Health Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & Psychological Support Mental health and psychological wellbeing MSK, Rehabilitation & Prevention Health, wellbeing and prevention Digital, Data & Service Access Attendance and organisational support. Equality, inclusion and access The Intended Outcomes for this service are * Improved employee health, wellbeing, attendance and productivity. * Timely, equitable and confidential access to evidence-based support. * Clear, pragmatic and actionable clinical advice for managers and HR. * Enhanced manager capability and improved employee experience. * Reliable workforce health intelligence to support strategic decision-making. * Compliance with relevant statutory, professional, clinical governance and information governance requirements. * A high-quality, sustainable and value-for-money service model. Additional information: Any future opportunity is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. It is important to note that this RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future opportunity once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender Service. It should also be noted that this RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085320-2026 |
| 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 | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jan 2027 |
| 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 | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 11:47 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085320-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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