--- title: "North Northamptonshire Council - Occupational Health Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07864c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07864c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07864c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07864c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "North Northamptonshire Council" published: "2026-10-13" --- # North Northamptonshire Council - Occupational Health Services Buyer: North Northamptonshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07864c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07864c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07864c.json) ## Summary North Northamptonshire Council commissioned a full occupational health and wellbeing service for its workforce. The scope includes assessments relating to sickness absence, ill-health retirement and pre-employment health queries. The provider is expected to tailor delivery to the Council’s different job roles, operating practices, cultures and risk profiles, and support its health, safety and wellbeing objectives. The service also includes online referrals, management information access and remote consultations, with the aim of making the process accessible from referral through to consultation. The requirement covers ongoing service improvement, value for money and work to help reduce sickness absence. Delivery is for the Council in North Northamptonshire. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Medigold Health Consultancy Limited. The Council made a direct award through the ESPO Occupational Health Services framework, without a separate call for competition. One bid was recorded. Quality was the stated evaluation criterion, weighted at 100%. The awarded contract value is £90,000. The contract was signed on 15 December 2025 and is recorded as active. The lot is marked cancelled in the procurement data, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the published information does not explain this difference. This award indicates demand from North Northamptonshire Council for an integrated occupational health service spanning employee assessments, management support and accessible consultation routes. A credible provider for a comparable requirement would need occupational health expertise covering sickness absence, ill-health retirement and pre-employment assessments, and the ability to serve varied roles and workplace risk profiles. The service model should support online referrals, remote consultations and management information, alongside timely delivery and continuous improvement. Experience of helping employers manage absence and promote health, safety and wellbeing would be relevant to the stated objectives. The Council used an ESPO framework route for this award, so suppliers seeking similar work should consider their eligibility for the applicable framework and their ability to deliver a service assessed on quality. ## Notice This contract provides the full suite of occupational health services to the Council - this includes assessments for sickness absence, ill health retirements and pre-employment health queries. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This contract provides the full suite of occupational health services to the Council - this includes assessments for sickness absence, ill health retirements and pre-employment health queries. The Supplier shall: 1.2.1. Deliver cost effective Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services which maximises value for money through the delivery of a timely, effective, modern, and quality service; 1.2.2. Continually improve services offering further cost savings and service improvements; 1.2.3. Deliver a service that can accommodate the different risk profiles, operating styles, cultures, and job roles in the Council; 1.2.4. Provide a service that supports the Councils' aims and policy objectives of Health, Safety and Wellbeing; 1.2.5. Develops strategies to support a reduction in sickness absence levels further; and 1.2.6. Maximise service effectiveness and accessibility to users from referral to consultations including the use of an online referral portal, management information access and remote consultations. ### Procurement Information The contract was awarded under the terms of the ESPO Framework Agreement A direct award was made under the ESPO framework (985B_23 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES), which was established in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096427-2026 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £90,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | North Northamptonshire Council | | Locality | CORBY | | Postcode area | Northampton | | Postcode | NN17 1QG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire | | Local authority | North Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Corby West | | Westminster constituency | Corby and East Northamptonshire | | Delivery location | TLF25 North Northamptonshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Medigold Health Consultancy Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 13 Oct 2026 at 10:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096427-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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