Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-13
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85111800 | 85111810 | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 220000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service, as the authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of occupational health, employee assistance programmes and eye care services for use by the UK Public Sector Buyers identified at VI.3).
The services within the scope of this framework have been divided into five lots, with lot 4 being broken down into regional sublots.
The deliverables/full specifications are set out in Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).
Lot 1 is for the provision of a fully managed service, for occupational health services and employee assistance programmes for all of the buyer’s personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, travelling or postings.
This lot will enable buyers to address particular health and attendance issues, meet their statutory obligations with regards to health surveillance, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace. Also the provision of employee assistance programmes, suppliers will be able to provide support to users over the full range of work related or personal matters that may impact on workplace performance, mental health and wellbeing and seek to resolve, manage and prevent those issues where possible.
The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 1 deliverables set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).
A framework contract will be awarded to six bidders for this lot. The maximum number of bidders may increase where two or more bidders have tied scores in last position. We also reserve the right to award to any bidder whose final score is within 1 % of the last position of this lot.
Lot 2 shall provide a compliant route for buyers to procure occupational health services, national coverage, providing occupational health advice and services for all of the buyer’s personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, travelling or postings.
The services provided under this lot will enable buyers to address particular health and attendance issues, meet their statutory obligations with regards to health surveillance, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace.
The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 2 deliverables set out Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).
A framework contract will be awarded to six bidders for this lot. The maximum number of bidders may increase where two or more bidders have tied scores in last position. We also reserve the right to award to any bidder whose final score is within 1 % of the last position of this lot.
Lot 3 is for the provision of employee assistance programmes, providing confidential support for a range of work related or personal matters that may impact on workplace performance, mental health and wellbeing and seek to resolve, manage and prevent those issues where possible for all contracting authorities personnel within all UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, postings overseas and travelling overseas.
The supplier must be able to provide all the lot 3 deliverables set out in Attachment 1a — Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).
A framework contract will be awarded to six bidders for this lot. The maximum number of bidders may increase where two or more bidders have tied scores in last position. We also reserve the right to award to any bidder whose final score is within 1 % of the last position of this lot.
Lot 4 shall provide a compliant route for buyers to procure occupational health services, with regional coverage, providing occupational health advice and services for all of the buyer’s personnel within UK Central Government and Wider Public Sector Organisations including those working remotely, travelling or postings.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (ITT) registering for access.

Award value: 220000000