Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-22
Buyer: The Manchester College
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel
Submission deadline: 2016-02-22
Award criteria: Customer requirements, Added value, Price

Technical requirements: Customer requirements
Added value
Price
You are invited by The Manchester College to submit a Tender for Occupational Health and Employee Assist Programmes:
This Contract Agreement is intended to commence on 4.7.2016 will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years. Consideration will be given to extending the Agreement for a further 2 years, in 12 month extensions, subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Regular reviews of the agreement will take place.
As 1 of the largest and most successful further education colleges in Europe, The Manchester College provides education and training to a wide range of learners and clients across the City of Manchester and beyond. The Mission of the College is ‘To improve lives and economic success through learning and skills’.
The Manchester College is based at many sites across the city: from Openshaw, Moston and Harpurhey in the North to Wythenshawe and West Didsbury in the South, as well as several locations in the City Centre. Each site has its own specialist, cutting edge facilities and resources within a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The Manchester College is a large scale social enterprise which has learning, skills, development and transitional services at the heart of its mission. We deliver a comprehensive package of services for learners in custody and the community enabling progression into education, training and employment and are one of the UK's largest providers of training (Novus) to the Justice Sector.
The Manchester College have recently acquired an Apprenticeship Training Provider namely Total People based in Cheshire who strengthen our existing Apprenticeship provision and add a further 250 headcount to an existing 4 500 strong Group staff.
Along College Curriculum demand, both the whole of the Justice Sector (Novus) UK delivery circa 80 Prison Establishments and that of Total People circa 12 Sites, are now included in this unique opportunity. These additional volumes significantly increase the total demand requirement of this Tender as well as the logistical capability needed by the successful supplier of this lucrative contract opportunity.
The delivery of products and services identified within the ‘Specification of Requirements’ are to be delivered not only to The Manchester College Campus locations across Greater Manchester, but nationally to locations managed by The Manchester College that include the 80 Justice Sector (Novus) Establishments and 12 Sites of Total People.
The Supplier will deliver a cost effective Occupational Health Service which maximises value for money for The Manchester College through the delivery of a timely, effective, modern and quality service nationwide to a potential 4 500 employees. The OHS will be made available to all employees of The Manchester College.
The Supplier will deliver a cost effective EAP Service which maximises value for money for The Manchester College through the delivery of a timely, effective, modern and quality service nationwide to a potential 4 500 employees. The EAP will be made available to all employees of The Manchester College.