Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-07-25
Buyer: British Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85147000

Technical requirements: The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We employ about 12 000 staff in over 100 countries in all regions of the world — about 1 250 in 5 locations in the UK and 10 750 outside the UK. Most of our staff are nationals of the country they work in. The most common languages spoken apart from English are Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Mandarin, French and Cantonese. During 2019 we intend to go out to tender for Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services and Occupational Health (OH) services, potentially but not necessarily through 1 supplier. Our EAP service will be available to all staff and their immediate families 24/7 in all the countries in which we operate, wherever possible in the local language and with an understanding of cultural norms. The service will offer advice and support on a wide range of subjects, including family issues, relationships, healthy lifestyles, common physical and mental health conditions, work-related issues and work-life balance. In addition we wish to offer staff and their immediate families access to a limited number of free counselling sessions where considered appropriate. We will require extensive support with communications and promotion at launch and throughout the contract, and quarterly usage reports by region and globally. The primary focus for OH services will be staff in our UK offices but ideally some services will be available worldwide. Services will include pre-employment health checks (UK only), a ‘Day one’ absence management system (UK only), management referrals, including advice on return to work and reasonable adjustments, health promotion and education activities. We will require extensive support with communications and promotion at launch and throughout the contract, and a variety of reports and analysis.
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We employ about 12 000 staff in over 100 countries in all regions of the world — about 1 250 in 5 locations in the UK and 10 750 outside the UK. Most of our staff are nationals of the country they work in. The most common languages spoken apart from English are Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Mandarin, French and Cantonese. During 2019 we intend to go out to tender for Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services and Occupational Health (OH) services, potentially but not necessarily through one supplier. Our EAP service will be available to all staff and their immediate families 24/7 in all the countries in which we operate, wherever possible in the local language and with an understanding of cultural norms. The service will offer advice and support on a wide range of subjects, including family issues, relationships, healthy lifestyles, common physical and mental health conditions, work-related issues and work-life balance. In addition we wish to offer staff and their immediate families access to a limited number of free counselling sessions where considered appropriate. We will require extensive support with communications and promotion at launch and throughout the contract, and quarterly usage reports by region and globally.
Suppliers who wish to express an interest will be required to register on our e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access questionnaires and submit their return.