Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-02
Buyer: Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel | 85141200: Services provided by nurses | 85147000
Estimated value: 1400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract is for the provision of Occupational Health Services for Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd. The provision of occupational health (OH) services accompanies the ability of employees to access an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Our OH requirement centers on responding to referrals (usually initiated by line managers or the HR Partner team) and providing advice related to specific health issues that may impact on the ability of particular employees to carry out their job. The OH provision is to be located in Rail House in Liverpool.
This contract is for the provision of occupational health services for Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd (Merseyrail).We are looking for the successful bidder to have a proven track record in the provision of an occupational health service, including public sector organisations of a similar size to Merseyrail. The OH provision must be located in Rail House in Liverpool.
We require the successful bidder to allocate a specific team to deal with our cases. The clinical team should be led by a qualified medical doctor who has accreditation with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and a qualification in occupational health. Our line managers and/or HR team will require access to the doctor to discuss individual cases in order to clarify advice or obtain further information.
We expect to be able to build a positive relationship with the team so that they have an understanding of our needs as a client. The occupational health service provision must actively support our absence management process.This includes a positive approach to enabling staff with ongoing health conditions to continue to work, or return to work supported by a phased return and/or reasonable adjustments, where appropriate, in line with our responsibilities under the Equalities Act 2010.
5) Telephone support for advice and information relating to the provision of the service and individual cases;
7) Liaison with GPs, Consultants or other medical practitioners who have been treating our staff, where this is appropriate;
9) On-site workstation assessments (Ergonomics) for staff who have medical conditions that may be linked to their workstation environment;
10) Input into our intranet providing advice on health matters and with sign-posting to other appropriate websites;
13) Information and advice on both general health issues and specific health related events which could have a detrimental effect to our staff and service delivery, eg: noro virus etc.; and
14) An ability to supply / co-supply (at an optional additional cost) preventative medical interventions for larger numbers of staff in response to specific health related events, e.g. flu inoculations. The provision of any associated medicines shall be charged to Merseyrail at cost on consent from Merseyrail.
The contract is for 3 (three) years from the date of award with options to extend in yearly increments for an additional 2 (two) years.
The 5 (five) highest scoring bidder on the Selection Questionnaire will be invited to tender. Where the scores between the 5th and 6th placed bidders are within a few percent, we reserve the right to invite the 6th placed bidder. where this is not the case we will invite the 5 (five) highest coring bidders.
The clinical team should be led by a qualified medical doctor who has accreditation with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and a qualification in occupational health.
It is likely that this procurement will be reissued via a contract notice 1 year before the end of the contract beinglet under this procurement.
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd (Merseyrail) is an urban commuter train operating network of vital importance to the transport infrastructure of Liverpool and its environs, operating on the Wirral and Northern lines within Merseyside. It is one of the most punctual and reliable railway networks in the UK, with consistently high scores for customer satisfaction.

Eligibility requirements: The clinical team should be led by a qualified medical doctor who has accreditation with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and a qualification in occupational health.

Award value: 1400000