Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-29
Buyer: NHS England
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71317200 | 71317210 | 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Submission deadline: 2018-07-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: National Health Service Commissioning Board (NHS England), intends to put a framework in place for Occupational Health Services. The Framework Agreement will be made available to public sector health organisations throughout England not including Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The duration of _1485 Framework Agreement is two (2) years initial contract period with an option to extend for another one (1) plus one (1) years in total.
The Framework Agreement will be divided into eight (8) Lots based on geographical locations to provide occupational health services on a regional level or national:
Running alongside this framework will be the Call Off of the non-clinical requirement for National Health Service Commissioning Board (NHS England). This requirement will commence on the 3.10.2018.
Providers are allowed to bid for all or a combination of Lots stated for the Framework Agreement, however National Health Service Commissioning Board (NHS England) have the right to award a maximum of three (3) providers per Lot based on the award criteria stated in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Lot 1 is for the provision of Full Service Occupational Health Services for all of Contracting Authorities Personnel within public sector health.
The core requirements for Lot 1 Full Service Occupational Health Service which shall include but is not limited to:
— Provide an online portal for Contracting Authorities to manage occupational health requirements on the Contractors portal,
— The Service shall provide sufficient flexibility of approach to accommodate different organisational structures, operating styles, cultures and job roles,
— Impartial advice and guidance for both Contracting Authorities Personnel and the Contracting Authorities,
— Cooperation and partnership with suppliers of Services where there is a required hand off between Services,
— Flexibility to meet identified individual business needs, including the provision of a permanent on-site presence at the Contracting Authorities specified locations; and
The value of Lot 1 is an estimated £200,000 however this figure may increase or decrease depending on the number of Contracting Authorities utilizing Lot 1. The value of the total contract value may increase from £2,500,000 to £5,000,000 depending on the number of Public Sector Health Contracting Authorities utilizing the framework, therefore increasing the value of Lot 1.
Staffordshire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin; Derbyshire; Lincolnshire; Nottinghamshire; Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland; Black Country and West Birmingham; Birmingham and Solihull; Coventry and Warwickshire; and Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Lot 2 is for the provision of Full Service Occupational Health Services for all of Contracting Authorities Personnel within public sector health.

Eligibility requirements: Participants will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by National Health Service Commissioning Board (NHS England) if considered appropriate within the Invitation To Tender (ITT) documents.